Wang Wenyin (, born 1968) is a Chinese businessman and chairman of

Amer International Group Amer International Group Ltd ( zh, c=深圳正威 (集团) 有限公司, p=Shēnzhèn zhèngwēi (jítuán) yǒuxiàn gōngsī) is a high-tech industrial enterprise, mainly dealing in non-ferrous metals and non-metallic materials. The company was ...

, a Chinese company that produces cable and copper products.

Early life

Wang was born in the Chinese province of

Anhui Anhui , (; formerly romanized as Anhwei) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, part of the East China region. Its provincial capital and largest city is Hefei. The province is located across the basins of the Yangtze River ...

in 1968. He graduated from

Nanjing University Nanjing University (NJU; ) is a national public research university in Nanjing, Jiangsu. It is a member of C9 League and a Class A Double First Class University designated by the Chinese central government. NJU has two main campuses: the Xianl ...

in 1993, then worked in a warehouse as a manager before starting his own powercord business which eventually grew into

Career

He has multiplied

’s mines and factories and has influenced his company in the

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in attempt to challenge the dominance of China’s state-owned giant corporations. It was reported in March 2014 that Wang Wenyin planned to set up a company in Singapore to expand the trading of metals and to purchase global mining assets. As of 25 June 2015, Wang Wenyin was ranked number 125 on

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’ list of global billionaires with a net worth of $15 billion, and the 8th richest man in China.

Personal life

As of 2015, Wang resides in

Shenzhen Shenzhen (; ; ; ), also historically known as Sham Chun, is a major sub-provincial city and one of the special economic zones of China. The city is located on the east bank of the Pearl River estuary on the central coast of southern province ...

, China.

References

1968 births Living people Businesspeople from Anhui Chinese billionaires People from Qianshan, Anhui Nanjing University alumni Chinese company founders Chinese mining businesspeople {{Business-bio-stub