- Zhang Zhixiang
Infobox_Celebrity
name = ZHANG Zhixiang
张志祥
張志祥
caption =
birth_date = 1967
birth_place = flagicon|PRCShaoxing , Zhejiang, PRC
occupation = Founder & President
Jianlong Steel
alma_mater = ZJU & ZJUT
salary =
networth = profit US$ 1.4 billionZhang Zhixiang (
Traditional Chinese : 張志祥;Simplified Chinese : 张志祥), is a Chineseentrepreneur andbillionaire . He's regarded as the "Magnate of Steel" in China [ [http://www.hurun.net/shownews2254.aspx 2006胡润钢铁富豪榜揭晓 张志祥成中国钢铁大王] ] .Career
Zhang was born in
Shangyu ,Shaoxing ,Zhejiang Province in1967 . He studied both at Zhejiang University (ZJU) and Zhejiang University of Technology (ZJUT), and graduated from the Department of Chemical Engineering at ZJUT in1989 . [ [http://finance.sina.com.cn/wealthperson/2004-10-11/2333.html 张志祥_财经人物_财经纵横_新浪网 ] ]1994 , he founded his own company, the Zhongxiang Industry Corp.(忠祥實業公司/忠祥实业公司) in his hometown Shaoxing. He dramatically expanded his business not only within Zhejiang Province but also toShanghai ,Nanjing ,Beijing ,Tianjin ,Tangshan , etc., including 13 different regions in China.1999 , he started investing in steel industry, he bought in the factory of Zunhua Steel (遵化市鋼鐵廠/遵化市钢铁厂), futher developed it into the current famous Jianlong Steel (建龍鋼鐵/建龙钢铁), which is the largest private steel producer in China. [ [http://index.business.sohu.com/person/plist-67.html 张志祥_搜狐人物频道 ] ]Zhang is the current President of Tangshan Jianlong Industrial Co., LTD. (唐山建龍實業有限公司/唐山建龙实业有限公司), whose headquarters are located in Tangshan.
In
2006 's Hurun Report, Zhang was regarded as the "Magnate of Steel" in China. In2007 's Hurun Report, Zhang was ranked as one of the top three richest individuals in China's steel industry [ [http://www.hurun.net/detailcn85,people3.aspx 胡润百富 - hurun.net - 张志祥 - 2007胡润钢铁富豪榜: 第3名 ] ] . In 2007'sForbes Mainland China Rich List (福佈斯中國富豪榜/福布斯中国富豪榜)- [http://www.forbeschina.com/inc1/200711fortune.htm The China's Richest People] , Zhang was ranked No.41 with 9.75 billion Chinese Yuan (approximately 1.4 billion US$) [ [http://www.forbeschina.com/inc1/200711fortune.htm 2007福布斯中国富豪榜 ] ] .Zhang is also an Executive Director of the China Steel Industry Association(CSIA, 中國鋼鐵工業協會/中国钢铁工业协会).
Extra link
* [http://www.forbeschina.com/inc1/200711fortune.htm Forbes Mainland China Rich List 2007] (Chinese)
* [http://finance.sina.com.cn/wealthperson/2004-10-11/2333.html Zhang Zhixiang's biography at Sina Finance] (Chinese)
* [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5562/is_200612/ai_n22738674 ZHANG ZHIXIANG, CHINA'S NO.1 PRIVATE STEEL MAGNATE] (English)References
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
