Li Shufu

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Li Shufu ( Chinese  李書福  /  李书福 , Pinyin Lǐ Shūfú , W.-G. Li 3 Shu 1 -fu 2 , IPA li˨˩˦ ʂu˥fu˧˥ ; born  June 25, 1963 in Taizhou , Zhejiang ) is a Chinese entrepreneur , Founder and CEO of Geely , Chairman of the Board of Directors of Volvo Cars and largest single shareholder of Daimler AG .

biography

Li Shufu was born in Taizhou , east China 's Zhejiang Province , in 1963 . There he founded Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co. Ltd in 1986 , the first manufacturer of refrigerator parts , which is now the second largest private automobile manufacturer in China. Li holds a bachelor's degree in industrial engineering from Harbin Polytechnic University and a master's degree in mechanical engineering from Yanshan University . He is the vice chairman of the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), vice chairman of the Chinese Association for Non-Governmental Education, and a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference . Li is married and lives in Hangzhou , the provincial capital of Zhejiang.

In 2013, Li ranked 63rd richest person in the People's Republic of China with a net worth of $ 2.6 billion. As of February 2018, Li had assets of $ 17.4 billion.

Companies

On March 28, 2010, Geely took over Volvo Car Corporation from then-owner Ford for $ 1.8 billion. This takeover was the largest by a Chinese automobile manufacturer at the time. Equipped with working capital from Geely i. H. v. He pledged $ 900 million to build a Volvo factory in China to meet his target of 600,000 vehicles sold annually by 2015. In 2016, his company sold 778,896 vehicles, making it the tenth largest car brand in the Chinese market.

In 2018, Li acquired 9.69 percent of the shares in Daimler AG through an investment company for around 7.5 billion euros , making him its largest single shareholder. Li said he was aiming for an alliance in autonomous driving and electric mobility .

Soccer

The Geely Group sponsored the Guangzhou Evergrande in 2001 , which was then playing in the second highest Chinese soccer league, the Jia-B League . After allegations of manipulation, Li Shufu left the soccer business and was quoted as saying: “We won't come back until Chinese football environment turns better.” (“We will not return until the framework conditions in Chinese football change for the better.”)

literature

  • Mingzhuan, Zhang: Persistent Effort of Li Shufu. China Intercontinental Press 2012, ISBN 9787508526768

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 沃尔沃 李书福 专访 . Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  2. ^ NYTimes.com: "Chinese Automaker Geely to Buy Volvo" , on nytimes.com on March 29, 2010 (Eng.).
  3. ^ Li Shufu - Chairman of the Board of Directors, Volvo Car Corporation. Retrieved February 26, 2018 (UK English).
  4. ↑ a b Li Shufu . Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  5. ^ Li Shufu - Hurun report , Hurun Report . 2013. Archived from the original on December 31, 2015. 
  6. ↑ Volvo sale signed by Geely and Ford (stm), BBC News. March 28, 2010. Accessed February 24, 2018. 
  7. ↑ China's lucky man bags Volvo , The Economist. August 7, 2010. Accessed February 24, 2018. 
  8. ↑ Chinese billionaire becomes Daimler's largest shareholder , on Spiegel online on February 23, 2018
  9. ↑ Daimler's new major shareholder comes to the Chancellery , on faz.net on February 25, 2018 (updated version)
  10. ↑ Sports-Yearender: Bittersweet Year for Chinese Soccer League , on en.people.cn ( People's Daily ) on December 13, 2001.
personal data
SURNAME Li, Shufu
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 李書福 (Chinese)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Chinese entrepreneur
DATE OF BIRTH June 25, 1963
PLACE OF BIRTH Taizhou , Zhejiang