Xie Jiahua, founder of Zappos, a shoe network, dies at age 46 ｜ International ｜ Real time ｜ 20201129

Tony Hsieh, the CEO of the shoe sales website Zappos and American billionaire Tony Hsieh, was injured in a fire and died on Friday at the age of 46.

CNN reported that a spokesperson for the Downtown Partnership (DTP) founded by Xie Jiahua revealed that Xie Jiahua was injured in a fire while visiting his family in Connecticut and died on Friday. “Xie Jiahua’s kindness and generosity touched everyone around him, eternally illuminating the world.”

Xie Jiahua was born and raised in the United States and graduated from Harvard University’s Department of Computer Science, her parents were Taiwanese immigrants to the United States. He founded Zappos, a shoe retail site in 1999, and went on to hold the CEO role after selling it to the Amazon online shopping platform 6 years ago.

Xie Jiahua led Zappos recently announced his retirement 20 years later. Zappos’ success did not satisfy Xie Jiahua. He has developed a series of plans to revitalize the old town of Las Vegas, where Zappos’ headquarters are located, including a pleasant ContainerPark shopping mall built with containers. A caravan park for residential use.

Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak tweeted: “Xie Jiahua is playing a key role in helping transform downtown Las Vegas … In this difficult time, my wife and I send greetings to Xie’s friends and family. Jiahua. The meaning of condolences “.

Central News Agency / “Apple” Reference Room

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