Roger Wang

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H. Roger Wang is the chairman and CEO of The Golden Eagle International Group. After immigrating to the U.S. in the 1970's, Mr. Wang returned to China in 1992 and founded the company in the historic city of Nanjing, marking the first foreign funded investment for the city. While the company became a successful conglomerate with endeavours ranging from real estate development to automotive maintenance, Mr. Wang's main focus has always been retail. The Golden Eagle Retail Group is an operation of high-end department stores all over China, being especially dominant in the developing Jiangsu province. Mr. Wang took the Retail Group public on the Hong Kong stock exchange in 2006, and continues as the main shareholder. Mr. Wang is a very respected businessman and eminent philanthropic figure in both China and the U.S. Mr. Wang is a main donor of The Huntington Library in Pasadena, CA and involved in numerous charitable activities helping the handicapped and underprivileged. In 2007 Wang was featured in Forbes' notable List of billionaires (2007) 102-946 and The Forbes 400 Richest Americans. Mr. Wang also holds many profitable private assets. Roger Wang and his wife, Vivine Wang have two daughters, Janice Wang and Dorothy Wang. Mr. Wang splits time between China and Beverly Hills, California, where they live and girls attend university.