Zhu Jianghong

Zhu Jianghong (Chinese: 朱江洪; born November 1945) is a Chinese businessman who served as chairman of the board of Gree Electric between April 2001 and May 2012.[1] He is a visiting professor at South China University of Technology and Northwest University. Zhu has been hailed as "Father of Gree".[2]

Zhu Jianghong
Born	November 1945 (age 75) Zhongshan County, Guangdong, China
Alma mater	South China University of Technology
Occupation	Businessman
Title	Chairman of the board of Gree Electric
Term	April 2001–May 2012
Predecessor	Position established
Successor	Dong Mingzhu
Chinese name
Chinese	朱江洪
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhū Jiānghóng Yue: Cantonese Jyutping zyu^1 gong^1hung^4

Early life and education

Zhu was born in Zhongshan County, Guangdong, in November 1945, during the Chinese Civil War, while his ancestral home in Xinhui District of Jiangmen, Guangdong.[3] In 1970 he graduated from South China University of Technology, where he majored in machinery.[4]

Career

After university, he was assigned to Baise Mining Machinery Factory (百色矿山机械厂) in Guangxi.[5] A few years later, he was promoted to director of the factory.[5] In 1988, he returned to his homeland, Zhuhai, becoming the general manager of the Guanxiong Rubber Company (冠雄塑胶公司) and the director of Zhuhai Air-Conditional Factory successively.[6] When the Gree Electrical Equipment Company (formerly Zhuhai City Haili Cooling Engineering Company Limited) was created in 1992, Zhu took over the position of the company's general manager.[6] He transformed the small factory with an annual production of only 20 thousand are-conditioned appliances into a sector giant with the annual production of 2.5 million units.[6] In April 2001 he became chairman of the board of Gree Electric, and held that office until May 2012. In 1999 he was proposed as vice president of the China Household Electrical Appliances Association (CHEAA).

Awards

• 1997 May 1 Labor Medal
• 2000 Title of "National Model Worker"

References

1. Ken Kuwahara (29 May 2014). "Looming retirements of big-name CEOs pose another risk for China". nikkei. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
2. "Zhu Jianghong: my struggle and regret for 24 years at Gree". bestchinanews. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
3. Han Xiao (2017), p. 47.
4. Han Xiao (2017), p. 47–48.
5. Han Xiao (2017), p. 48.
6. "hu Jianghong, presidente da Gree". CRI.cn (in Portuguese). 22 September 2008. Retrieved 1 November 2019.

Bibliography

• Han Xiao (2017). 营销女皇的倔强人生：董明珠传 [Biography of Dong Mingzhu] (in Chinese). Wuhan, Hubei: Huazhong University of science and Technology Press. ISBN 978-7-5680-2310-8.