On October 14, 2014, China International Capital Corporation (CICC) announced that Zhu Yunlai had resigned from the positions of president and chairman of the management committee, with Lin Shoukang serving as acting president.
CICC held its quarterly board meeting at the Sukhothai Hotel in Bangkok, with Morgan Stanley eager to sell its stake, while the Chinese management team led by Zhu Yunlai demonstrated tough bargaining power.
According to reports, Zhu Yunlai's compensation at CICC in 2007 may have been as high as about $17 million (about $10 million in 2006), which was an outside estimate and not officially announced by CICC.
After completing his studies and work overseas, Zhu Yunlai was brought into China International Capital Corporation (CICC) by Wang Qishan, beginning his rapid rise in the investment banking field.