- Guo Guangchang
Infobox_Celebrity
name = GUO Guangchang
郭广昌
郭廣昌
caption =
birth_date = 1967
birth_place =Dongyang , Zhejiang, PRC
occupation = Founder &CEO
Fosun International Limited
alma_mater = Fudan
salary =
networth = profitUS$4.1 billion (2007) [ [http://money.163.com/special/00252E12/forbes2007_all.html 福布斯2007年中国富豪榜_网易财经 ] ]Guo Guangchang (Traditional: 郭廣昌; Simplified: 郭广昌) (born 1967), is a Chinese
entrepreneur . He is theCEO ofFosun International Limited and the representative of 10thNational People's Congress . Guo is currently the second richest person inMainland China with a net worth over 30 billionChinese yuan .Fact|date=March 2008Biography
Guo was born in
Dongyang ,Jinhua ,Zhejiang ,China . He graduated from the Department ofPhilosophy atFudan University ,Shanghai .In 1992, Guo was criticized by
Fudan University for using its officialenvelope for conducting a private survey while employed there. He resigned over this incident. Guo went on to establish his first company,Guangxin Technology Development Company .In 1995, Guo and four schoolmates borrowed 38,000 yuan to invest in
product development ingenetic engineering . The company name was changed toFosun Holdings Limited (NowFosun Pharmaceutical ). The company earned 100 million yuan from developingmedicine against thehepatitis B virus , which strengthened further development of Fosun companies. Fosun has since expanded into other sectors, includingreal estate ,retailing ,securities ,steel andgold mining. It is currently the largest conglomerate company in China.Fact|date=March 2008Guo has stated that he admires the business skills of
Li Ka Shing , Hong Kong's richestbillionaire .References
External links
* [http://www.fosun-international.com Fosun International Limited]
* [http://www.forbes.com/finance/lists/74/2002/LIR.jhtml?passListId=74&passYear=2002&passListType=Person&uniqueId=CYTD&datatype=Person "Guo Guangchang] , "China Rich List", "Forbes" magazine, 2002
* [http://www.chinavitae.org/biography/Guo_Guangchang/bio Bio] , "ChinaVitae.com, retrieved December 11, 2007
* [http://english.cri.cn/2600/2005-1-14/87@193134.htm Bio] , China Radio International (CRIEnglish.com), January 13, 2005, retrieved December 12, 2007
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