Guo Guangchang
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Guo Guangchang (Traditional: 郭廣昌; Simplified: 郭广昌) (born 1967), is a Chinese entrepreneur. He is the CEO of Fosun International Limited and the representative of 10th National People's Congress. Guo is currently the second richest person in Mainland China with a net worth over 30 billion Chinese yuan.[citation needed]
Guo was born in Dongyang, Jinhua, Zhejiang, China. He graduated from the Department of Philosophy in Fudan University, Shanghai.
In 1992, Guo was criticized by Fudan University for using its official envelope 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 in genetic engineering. The company name was changed to Fosun Holdings Limited (Now Fosun Pharmaceutical). The company earned 100 million yuan from developing medicine against the hepatitis B virus, which strengthened further development of Fosun companies. Fosun has since expanded into other sectors, including real estate, retailing, securities, steel and gold mining. It is currently the largest conglomerate company in China.[citation needed]
Guo has stated that he admires the business skills of Li Ka Shing, Hong Kong's richest billionaire.
[edit] External links
- Fosun International Limited\
- "Guo Guangchang, "China Rich List, Forbes magazine, 2002
- Bio, ChinaVitae.com, retrieved December 11, 2007
- Bio, China Radio International (CRIEnglish.com), January 13, 2005, retrieved December 12, 2007