Zhou Chengjian
| Zhou Chengjian 周成建 | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1966 Lishui, Zhejiang, PRC |
| Alma mater | Zhejiang University |
| Occupation | Founder & President, Metersbonwe |
| Net worth |
 US$1.9 billion |
Zhou Chengjian (Chinese: 周成建, born 1966), is a Chinese textile industrialist.
Biography
Zhou was born in Qintian County of Lishui, Zhejiang Province. He was a tailor when young. Zhou started his own business in 1986 when he was twenty-years old.
Zhou obtained an EMBA degree from Zhejiang University in Hangzhou. Zhou went to Wenzhou in 1990s, and founded the Metersbonwe Group after borrowing only 200,000 yuan (US$24,691). Metersbonwe now is a famous fashion brand, and the largest casualwear retail brand in China. Zhou is the President of Metersbonwe at present.[1]
Wealth & philanthropy
In 2008, Zhou Chengjian and his family was estimated worthy US$ 1.9 billion by the Hurun Report magazine.[2] His daughter also holds a major share of the Metersbonwe Group.
In 2014, Zhou was ranked No.892 in Hurun Report's Global Rich List 2014, with a wealth of US$ 1.9 billion, which is a quite rare case because in 2009 the world's economy is in recession and the most billionaires in the list suffered from wealth shrink, but Zhou still earned a dramatic increase.[3]
The famous Hurun Report made a rank named 2005 China Philanthropy List, and Zhou was ranked No.36 due to his large donation to local education system.[4] The Hurun Report in late 2008 also summarized that "Zhou storms up the rankings" in Shanghai.[5]