Shi Wenbo (; born 1950), is a Chinese

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businessman, chairman of

Hengan International Hengan International Group Company Limited is the largest producer of sanitary napkins and baby diapers in China. It produces sanitary napkin products, disposable baby diapers, adult diapers, and other personal hygiene products. The company was f ...

Early life

In 1950, Shi was born in

Quanzhou Quanzhou, postal map romanization, alternatively known as Chinchew, is a prefecture-level city, prefecture-level port city on the north bank of the Jin River, beside the Taiwan Strait in southern Fujian, China. It is Fujian's largest metrop ...

, Fujian province, China.

Career

In 1985, Shi co-founded Hengan International with

Xu Lianjie Xu Lianjie (; born 1953), also known as Hui Lin Chit, is a Chinese billionaire businessman, CEO of Hengan International. In 1985, he co-founded Hengan International with Shi Wenbo Shi Wenbo (; born 1950), is a Chinese billionaire businessman ...

, and they produce sanitary napkins and

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. As of February 2016, Shi was listed as the 66th richest man in China by, '' Forbes'' who estimated his net worth at US$2.1 billion.

Philanthropy

In 2010, Shi was ranked #13 in Top 20 Chinese Philanthropists of 2010. Shi's company donated $124.61 million yuan ($19.2M USD) to charity.

Personal life

In 1975, Shi moved to Hong Kong. Shi has a son, Wong Kim Sze. As of 2020, he lives in Jinjiang, Fujian, China.

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