Ding Lei (; born October 1963), also known as David Ding, the former

president President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) *President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ful ...

of Shanghai General Motors, is a Chinese automotive

entrepreneur Entrepreneurship is the creation or extraction of economic value. With this definition, entrepreneurship is viewed as change, generally entailing risk beyond what is normally encountered in starting a business, which may include other values th ...

and CEO of

HiPhi HiPhi is an automobile manufacturer headquartered in Shanghai, specializing in designing and developing electric vehicles. HiPhi is the brand under the Human Horizons company focusing on the development of new energy vehicles. The first vehicle, Hi ...

EV. He has served as the founder and chairman of Human Horizons since 2017. From August 2013 to July 2015, Ding was appointed as the Deputy governor of

Pudong New District Pudong is a district of Shanghai located east of the Huangpu, the river which flows through central Shanghai. The name ''Pudong'' was originally applied to the Huangpu's east bank, directly across from the west bank or Puxi, the historic city ...

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Early life and education

Born in

in October, 1963, Ding graduated with a

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nuclear physics Nuclear physics is the field of physics that studies atomic nuclei and their constituents and interactions, in addition to the study of other forms of nuclear matter. Nuclear physics should not be confused with atomic physics, which studies the ...

, and a

Master of Science degree A Master of Science ( la, Magisterii Scientiae; abbreviated MS, M.S., MSc, M.Sc., SM, S.M., ScM or Sc.M.) is a master's degree in the field of science awarded by universities in many countries or a person holding such a degree. In contrast to ...

solid-state physics Solid-state physics is the study of rigid matter, or solids, through methods such as quantum mechanics, crystallography, electromagnetism, and metallurgy. It is the largest branch of condensed matter physics. Solid-state physics studies how the l ...

, from

Fudan University Fudan University () is a national public research university in Shanghai, China. Fudan is a member of the C9 League, Project 985, Project 211, and the Double First Class University identified by the Ministry of Education of China. It is als ...

respectively. In 2003, he earned an EMBA degree at

China Europe International Business School China Europe International Business School (CEIBS; ) is a business school located in Shanghai, China. Established under an agreement between the Chinese government and the European Commission in Shanghai in November 1994, CEIBS was the first bus ...

Career

In 1988, Ding Lei joined

Shanghai Volkswagen SAIC Volkswagen Automotive Co., Ltd., formerly known as Shanghai Volkswagen Automotive Co., Ltd. is an automobile manufacturing company headquartered in Anting, Shanghai, China and a joint venture between Volkswagen Group and SAIC Motor. It was ...

, a

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. From 2005 to 2011, he was the CEO of Shanghai General Motors (SGM), and

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’s president from 2005 to 2007. He participated in the establishment of Shanghai General Motors in 1995, overseeing the acquisition of

MG Rover MG Rover Group was the last domestically owned mass-production car manufacturer in the British motor industry. The company was formed when BMW sold the car-making and engine manufacturing assets of the original Rover Group to the Phoenix Consor ...

by the SAIC in 2002. From 2011 to 2015, Ding served in the Shanghai government departments, successively as the Executive Deputy Director and Director of the Shanghai Zhangjiang High-Tech Park Administrative Committee, and the Deputy Mayor of Pudong New Area. Since August 2017, Ding has been the Chairman of Human Horizons, as well as East Coast Capital.

References

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