Ruan Suyou

Ruan Suyou (, English: Donald Ruan) is an American entrepreneur who has held positions in companies across the United States, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and mainland China. He founded Argent Group, a leading player in the U.S. barter industry.

Biography

Ruan was born in 1946 in Suzhou, Jiangsu, and his ancestral home is Fenghua County, Zhejiang. In 1948, he traveled with his mother by boat from Xikou, Fenghua to Taiwan. He graduated from Taiwan's Affiliated Senior High School of National Taiwan Normal University. In 1967, he was admitted to the Department of Physics at Tamkang University, graduating in 1970. In 1972, he enrolled at Chinese Culture University and graduated from the Department of Geology. In 1974, he went to the United States to study law at the University of La Verne in California. He founded Anxinda Group in the U.S., which later became a representative company in the American barter industry. He held roles at several high-tech firms and served as CEO of companies such as Proview Technology, Korea KDS, Waffer Group, MAG, and CTX. In 2001, he relocated with his family to Shanghai, China.

Business Ventures

In 1977, Ruan began working in foreign trade and shipping in the United States. In 1979, he introduced Sony products to Taiwan for the first time. In 1986, he made his first investment in mainland China, founding China Magnetic Company in Shenzhen, introducing 3.5-inch floppy disk technology and production systems to the mainland. The same year, he began mass production and sales of magnetic disks in Taiwan. In 1989, he invested in Waffer Plastics, a leading Taiwanese plastic company. In 1991, he partnered with Proview Technology to bring color monitor production technology to mainland China. In early 1993, he became CEO of Proview Technology's U.S. division. In 1997, he helped Proview go public in Hong Kong and then moved to reside in the city. In 1994, he became CEO of Korea KDS's U.S. division and listed the company on the U.S. stock market in 1996. In 1995, he introduced magnesium alloy injection molding technology to Taiwan. In 1999, he helped list Zhongmei Technology and Waffer Group in Taiwan. In 2000, he founded Anxinda Corporation in the U.S. In 2002, he joined Ryan Partnership to provide sales consulting services and became the chief retail advisor for companies such as Taiwan’s Pou Chen and Kinpo Group, Japan’s Toshiba, U.S. firms HP and Motorola, and China's Haier. That same year, he collaborated with U.S.-based GES to research wastewater treatment technologies. In 2007, he co-founded Dragon Ventures in Hong Kong with Israeli firm ArgoQuest. In 2011, he invested in Jiuquan Wind-Solar Valley Technology Company.

Positions

• Chairman, Anxinda International Group (USA)
• Chairman, Limon Technology (USA)
• General Manager, PRI
• Executive Director, China-Israel Science and Technology Center (Shanghai)
• General Manager, Anxinda Environmental Technology (Ningbo) Co., Ltd.