Alibaba's mission is to make it easy to do business anywhere and its vision is to solve challenges for small businesses through information technology. Alibaba is a marketplace, search engine, and bank all in one. The compensation committee comprises at least 3 board members, appoints and removes members, and can form subcommittees. It reviews compensation policies, the bonus pool, benefits, and equity awards. The committee documents meetings and can seek external counsel or consultants. It conducts annual self-evaluations.