Zhang Jindong is a Chinese billionaire entrepreneur.
15 Facts About Zhang Jindong
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Zhang Jindong is one of the founders and the current honorary chairman of the Suning.
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Zhang Jindong's company was the majority owner of Italian football club Inter Milan until May 2024.
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Zhang Jindong was the managing director and general manager of Suning Holdings Group, chairman of Suning.
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Zhang Jindong was born in Tianchang, Anhui Province in 1963.
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Zhang Jindong graduated from Chinese department at Nanjing Normal University.
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Later Zhang Guiping exited the business and shifted into real estate, now known as Suning Universal.
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Zhang Jindong did however, start his own real estate company Suning Real Estate some time later.
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Zhang Jindong further developed his small shop into a business group, the Suning Group, within 15 years.
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Zhang Jindong founded and co-founded Suning Holdings Group and Suning Appliance Group respectively, as unlisted portions of his collection of businesses, leaving Suning.
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In 2013's Hurun Report's China Rich List, Zhang Jindong was ranked No 9 with $6.4 billion.
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Zhang Jindong was ranked 28th in 2015 Forbes's China Rich List.
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Zhang Jindong was elected to the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, a senior governmental body.
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Zhang Jindong was a member of the Provincial People's Congress, but not a member of the National People's Congress.
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In July 2021, Zhang Jindong stepped down as chairman of Suning.