Yang Huiyan
| Yang Huiyan | |
|---|---|
| Born |
杨惠妍 1981 (age 35–36) Shunde, Guangdong Province, China |
| Alma mater | The Ohio State University |
| Occupation | Majority shareholder (55%), Country Garden Holdings |
| Net worth | US$11.2 billion (March 2017)[1] |
| Spouse(s) |
Chen Chong (2006－) |
| Parent(s) | Yang Guoqiang （father） |
Yang Huiyan (Simplified Chinese: 杨惠妍, Traditional Chinese: 楊惠妍, Pinyin: Yáng Huìyán; born 1981) is the majority shareholder (55%) of Country Garden Holdings.[2] She is the richest woman in Asia.[3]
She is the daughter of Yang Guoqiang, who started his company Biguiyuan in 1997[4] and transferred 70% of Country Garden's shares to her before its IPO in 2007.[5] The wealthiest mainland Chinese in the previous year, 2006, was Huang Guangyu.[6] Country Garden's initial offering raised about $1.6 billion, or as much as Google raised in 2004 in the United States.[7] Yang's net worth was estimated at $16.2 billion USD in October 2007.[8]
Yang is vice chairman of the board's governance committee and helped raise $410 million selling new shares in 2014, according to Forbes.[3]
Yang is a 2003 graduate of Ohio State University.[9]
References
- ↑ "Yang Huiyan". Forbes. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- ↑ "China's 100 Richest 2015: Wang Jianlin Regains Top Spot". Forbes.com. Retrieved 2017-03-21.
- 1 2 "richest woman in the world". CNN. January 16, 2015. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
- ↑ "Yang Huiyan is 26 and She's Got $16 Billion - Mr Wave Theory". Mrwavetheory.blogspot.com. 2007-10-08. Retrieved 2017-03-21.
- ↑ Sorry bachelors - richest Chinese woman married, China Daily, April 29, 2007.
- ↑
- ↑ "China adds billionaires with IPO". Chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 2017-03-21.
- ↑ Forbes: 26-year-old woman is China's richest person, USA Today, October 7, 2007.
- ↑ "#125 Yang Huiyan". Forbes.com. 2008-02-11. Retrieved 2017-03-21.