The president of Google Greater China, Li Kaifu resigned on Sept. 4 from google to start his own business.Google confirmed in an emmailed statement later in the same day.Lee didn’t talk too much about why he leave so suddenly.He said he will hold a press briefing on his resignation on Sept 4 in Beijing.
It is reported that lee has reached a agreement with a American company last year and they will set up a venture capital company under lee’s name.
Lee joined Google in 2005 from Microsoft where he was a corporate vice president in charge of advanced natural language and user interface technologies. He founded Microsoft Research Asia, which has since become a prominent research center. He previously worked at a subsidiary of Silicon Graphics, Inc. and Apple Computer.