Judy Tong Biography | Judy Tong

JUDY TONG WAI CHU was born in Shanghai and completed her secondary and university education in England. Tong had studied traditional Chinese painting with the Masters of the Lingnan School – the late Cheung Shao Zhe and the late Professor Zhao Shao’ang.

However, in inheriting the artistic techniques of her teachers, she does not confine to the rules of the traditional Chinese painting. Her palette is unconventional, filled with bold colors like rich purple, moody crimson, cerulean blue, and gold.

Her coloring is not restricted by the colors of the object depicted, but rather is a reflection of the mood of the painting. The resulting work is imbued with powerful imagery, combining the harmony and refinement of classical Chinese landscape with the colorism of contemporary art.

In her desire to infuse Eastern with Western art in recent years, Tong has started to work on canvases. She combines the medium of ink with acrylic. Vivid colors are boldly spattered, and with careful control, allowed to flow on the working surface.

Here again, her primary concern is not with the precise illustrative description of things, but with capturing the spirit of the subject. Tong’s landscape paintings exude calmness and tranquility, her style is neither contemporary nor traditional Chinese, but a synthesis of both under the influence
of Taoist philosophy – at one with nature.

Tong has been exhibiting her works in solo and group exhibitions in Shanghai, Nanjing, Canton, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Australia, Canada, and the States.

Her works are placed in permanent collections, in Australian Chinese Museum Melbourne, Jiang Su Province Art Museum Nanjing, World VIP Centre Shum Shun, The Australian Embassy Kuala Lumpur, and are found in various Private collections.

Judy Tong Age

Judy Tong is an Audit Principal at Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu. Ms. Tong is experienced in providing audit and initial public offering services, especially for insurance and securities enterprises.

She is also involved in training programs for staff and clients about accounting standards as well as securities and insurance related topics. Her pieces of information about the birth date, age are unknown but stay ready for the update soon

Judy Tong Is Returning to Metro as a Senior Staff Editor

Judy Tong left The Times in 2015 and has been deputy West Coast editor at The Guardian. She returns to Metro next week as a senior staff editor writes Cliff Levy.

When Judy Tong left The Times in 2015 for a plum job at The Guardian, her many fans in our newsroom were crestfallen. We vowed that someday, we would lure her back.

Today, I’m happy to announce: Mission accomplished!

Judy is returning to Metro as a senior staff editor, where she will oversee coverage, work with reporters and join in our mission to make the department even more of a showcase for impactful journalism and digital innovation.

At The Guardian, Judy was the deputy West Coast editor, based in the Bay Area, supervising correspondents across the region and helping to run the United States report.

Judy had spent 15 years at The Times before that, starting as a clerk, then working as an editor in Hong Kong and in departments around the newsroom. Her final stint was on Metro, where she was on the copy desk and filled in on the backfield.

On Metro, she worked closely with numerous reporters, including Andy Newman, who recalled this week that when he was in doubt about story structure or a turn of phrase, he often sought out Judy (or “Judge Judy,” as he refers to her) for her wisdom.

When I told Andy that Judy was coming back, his response was: “Yes, yes, yes, she is so, so smart!”

Judy is originally from Glastonbury, Conn., and is a proud New Englander, though when she was young, she always dreamed of living in New York. Read also about Jim Dao

“I’m looking forward to returning to my old stomping grounds in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, and watching the seasons change,” she says. “I’m also honestly, truly, sincerely looking forward to snow.”

Judy starts on Monday, Oct. 1.

Judy Tong Alibaba

Judy Tong has been our chief people officer since January 2017, responsible for the company’s talent and organizational culture which covers development, strategy formulation, and implementation. She is also a director of Cainiao Network and one of the founding members of the Alibaba Partnership.

Since joining our company in 2000, Judy has served as director and senior director in departments including administration, customer service, and human resources. Between 2007 and 2013, she served as vice president and senior vice president in departments including construction, real estate, and procurement.

Starting in 2013, Judy led the formation of Cainiao Network and served at various times as chief operating officer, president, chief executive officer, and non-executive chairwoman, overseeing the operations of the company.

Judy currently also serves as a board member of YTO Express Group Co., Ltd., a leading express courier company in China listed on Shanghai Stock Exchange.

Judy is a graduate of Zhejiang University.

Judy Tong Husband, Married

I lived and worked in the San Gabriel Valley, county of Los Angeles. I have been working in the Real Estate Financing industry since 2000. My work history has been with Large National Retail Lender, Washington Mutual, Citibank, and Bank Of America.

I am currently working for a medium-sized company, WJ Bradley LLC, a Private / Direct Mortgage Lender. Her pieces of information about marriages, husband are not yet revealed yet but stay ready for the update soon

Alibaba’s Partner and Logistics Queen

From a receptionist to one of Alibaba’s 27 partners, Tong Wenhong made it in 15 years. In 2015 she was appointed the president of Cainiao.com to manage the China Smart Logistics Network (CNS) launched by Alibaba in 2013.

Her legendary experience demonstrates that humbleness is in no way a stumbling block on the road to success and sets an example for the rest of working women.

Promotion Story

When entering China’s behemoth e-commerce hub Alibaba, Tong was already 30 years old with neither expertise nor experience. She applied for the post of an administrative assistant but was rejected at the first interview.

But she tried again and was arranged to the front desk. Given her unfamiliarity with the work and a conflict with a colleague, she tendered resignation one week later.

This was indeed a terrible beginning but she persisted anyway. While working as a receptionist at the front desk, she was spoken of highly by her colleagues for her prudence and meticulousness.

For instance, she would mail Hangzhou-Shanghai train schedules to colleagues when they went on business trips to Shanghai, she would stock cold drinks in the company’s café during summer and she would help answer questions from clients who kept calling for customer services…

A year later she was transferred to the customer support department and three months later she returned to the administration division as director. “It’s a great challenge for me to lead the group because I was just a receptionist in the past,” said Tong. However, she decided to accept the challenge.

Over the six years since she went back to the administration sector, she got several promotions from managing the customer service center and the human resources department to becoming vice-president of the group.

In an interview in 2008, Tong said she was “stupid, naïve, tough and persistent” and that all of the Alibaba working staff, including Jack Ma, share these characteristics.

Formidable Tasks

While leading the administration division, Tong won several tough battles. The first challenge was backstopping the first West Lake Internet Symposium, the whole process of which was like preparing for a wedding.

Despite unpredictable changes and huge pressure, she managed to make it with a wide endorsement from her colleagues. Now she is capable of preparing all conferences and tackling any contingencies.

Next came the fitment of the group’s venture building. Without any relevant knowledge, she spent an enormous time learning how to control the process and quality of construction projects. In addition, she was also a reliable regulator who uncovered those attempting to make a profit in this grand project.

The third battle was to fight against SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) in 2003. Back then Tong was responsible for reporting emergencies to senior leaders, keeping in contact with security guards, installing emergency evacuation equipment, and even reassuring those who caught a fever.

Over the years, Tong grew to be a mature professional woman. At Alibaba’s staff meeting in 2005, she said, “During the past five years at Alibaba I have learned a lot that will benefit all my life.”

Alibaba’s “Most Inspiring Partner”

In May 2013, Alibaba launched the CNS system cooperation with Intime Retail, Shunfeng Express, and other express companies and founded Cainiao.com. Jack Ma served as president and Dong was named the chief operations officer.

Cainiao.com aims at creating a large, open logistics platform within five to eight years and delivering goods to customers within 24 hours.

When Alibaba listed its American depositary shares on the New York Stock Exchange, Tong became one of the first 27 partners of Alibaba and one of its nine female partners.

Prior to becoming head of Cainiao.com, Tong put forward a rather innovative slogan: “Cainiao will never engage in express business. We will neither buy a truck nor will we employ a courier.”

Some media outlets quoted Alibaba as commenting that Tong was “real and ambitious.” Regarding China’s current express market, Tong viewed it as “magical place.”

Cainiao Builds Modern Express Industry

According to Tong, there are three major issues in China’s express industry. First, people find the express market to be a big cake, so they scramble for shares while inevitably ignoring the improvement of service quality. Second, they usually neglect the needs of customers. The third obstacle lies in backward technology, incomplete data, and unstable system.

“Cainiao will help express companies improve their efficiency and defend their market environment with advanced technologies and sound statistics.

Meanwhile, we will diversify our services on our platform,” said Tong. “I believe that enterprises dependent on data, with a focus on promoting service quality, will win the future.”

On March 31, 2015, Tong was appointed as president of Cainiao.com. On the annual meeting on that day, she conceived the future network of Cainiao.com, that is, continuing to construct a big data logistics platform and enhancing investment in rural and cross-border logistics.

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