Robert Kuok
The "SCMP" was owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation until it was acquired by Malaysian real estate tycoon Robert Kuok in 1993. On 5 April 2016, Alibaba Group acquired the media properties of the SCMP Group, including the "SCMP". In January 2017, former Digg CEO Gary Liu became the "SCMP"s chief executive officer.