(Yicai Global) Aug. 13 -- Chinese electronics retailer Gome Retail Holdings has announced that it has established an online platform, appointing a former Baidu vice president as its chief executive.

Xiang Hailong, who was in charge of Baidu's search engine business, left the Beijing-based tech giant in May 2019. After that, Xiang has been consulting Beijing-based Gome for more than a year.

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