Wang Wei
Wang Wei, English name Dick, originally from Shunde, Guangdong, was born in Shanghai and grew up in Hong Kong. He is a Chinese entrepreneur, the founder and major shareholder of SF Holding, chairman of Kerry Logistics, and Executive Vice Chairman of the Shenzhen Harmony Club Foundation.[1]
Biography
Originally from Shunde, Guangdong, Wang Wei was born in Shanghai in 1970. At the age of 7, he moved to Hong Kong with his parents. After graduating from high school, he worked various jobs. In 1993, Wang founded SF Express with 100,000 yuan, first registering the company in Shunde. At the same time, he rented a small shop of a few dozen square meters on Portland Street in Mong Kok, Hong Kong, specializing in delivering documents for businesses to the Pearl River Delta region.
Over the next 20 years, he built SF Express into the largest logistics company in mainland China. In February 2017, SF Holding went public through a backdoor listing on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, reaching a market value of 300 billion yuan.[2]
On February 9, 2010, Wang purchased land at 55 and 55A Lasalle Road in Kowloon Tong from the Wai Kee Group through his company Times Rich Enterprises for HKD 350 million (land price of HKD 13,953/square foot), bringing his Hong Kong property portfolio to six residential units and one commercial space, valued at nearly HKD 700 million.[3][4]
In February 2017, Wang listed the company via backdoor on the Shenzhen A-share market, and the stock price soared.[5] On March 7, 2017, Hurun Report released its 2017 Global Rich List, and Wang became a billionaire with a fortune of 186 billion yuan, owning 64% of SF Holding's shares.[6][7] His wealth ranked 3rd among Chinese and 25th globally,[6][7] surpassing Li Ka-shing, chairman of CK Hutchison Holdings, who ranked 32nd with 175 billion yuan in 2017,[6][7] making Wang the richest person in Hong Kong.[8]
In early December 2019, Wang resigned as chairman of SF Commerce,[9] following similar resignations by other major private enterprise leaders such as Jack Ma, Pony Ma, and Liu Qiangdong. This move was seen as related to the trend of “state advances, private sector retreats.”[10][11]
References
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