(Yicai Global) April 27 -- Tmall, the business-to-consumer e-commerce arm of Alibaba Group Holding, has demoted Group Senior Vice President Jiang Fan to group vice president due to an incident that involved his wife and occurred outside of work.

The move has nothing to do with corruption, Beijing News reported today, citing Alibaba. The group has also removed Jiang as a member of its partnership committee, a group of fewer than 40 executives expected to uphold the firm’s mission, vision and values.

Jiang’s wife warned web celebrity and fashion influencer Zhang Dayi not to mess with her man on April 17. Jiang apologized for the incident the following day and invited the company to probe him for bringing shame upon the company’s reputation.

Editor: James Boynton