Ma Jianrong
{{Short description|Chinese billionaire businessman}}
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| name = Ma Jianrong
| native_name = {{zh|c=馬建榮}}
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1965}}
| birth_place = Shaoxing, Zhejiang province, China
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| occupation = Businessman
| title = Chairman, Shenzhou International
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| predecessor = Ma Baoxing
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Ma Jianrong ({{zh|c=馬建榮}} born 1965) is a Chinese billionaire businessman in the textile industry, and the chairman of Shenzhou International Group Holdings Limited, a knitwear and garments manufacturer based in China. As of August 2023, his net worth was estimated at US$7.3 billion.{{cite web|title=Forbes profile: Ma Jianrong & family |url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/ma-jianrong/ |work=Forbes |access-date=7 August 2023}}
Early life
In 1965, Ma was born in Shaoxing, Zhejiang province, China.11 November 2016. {{cite web|url=https://www.weekinchina.com/2016/11/ma-jianrong/|title=Ma Jianrong A fortune from fast-fashion weekinchina.com|accessdate=28 December 2016|archive-date=29 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161229101227/https://www.weekinchina.com/2016/11/ma-jianrong/|url-status=live}} His father is Baoxing Ma.{{cite web|url=http://www.wealthx.com/articles/2015/jianrong-ma/|title=Jianrong Ma wealthx.com|accessdate=28 December 2016|archive-date=30 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161230000450/http://www.wealthx.com/articles/2015/jianrong-ma/|url-status=live}} At age 13, Ma started as an apprentice in the textile industry in China.
Career
Ma worked for Shaoxing Cotton Mill and Hangzhou Linping Knitting and Garment Plant in China.
Ma Jianrong started as a factory worker, and rose to become chairman of the clothing manufacturer Shenzhou International, one of China's largest garment exporters with customers including Nike, Adidas ad Uniqlo.{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/russellflannery/2017/11/15/chinas-richest-2017-the-full-list-of-400-billionaires/#80639b1296ba|title=Ma Jianrong|last=|first=|date=|website=Forbes|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171116014438/https://www.forbes.com/sites/russellflannery/2017/11/15/chinas-richest-2017-the-full-list-of-400-billionaires/#80639b1296ba|archive-date=16 November 2017|accessdate=21 October 2015}}
In 1989, Ma joined the Shenzhou International Group and served as the manager of the knitting and weaving department. In April 2005, Ma became the acting chairman of Ningbo Shenzhou Knitting Co., Ltd.
As of November 2017, Forbes estimated his net worth at US$5.7 billion.{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/russellflannery/2017/11/15/chinas-richest-2017-the-full-list-of-400-billionaires/|title=China's Richest 2017: The Full List Of 400 Billionaires|last=Flannery|first=Russell|website=Forbes|language=en|access-date=2019-09-28|archive-date=28 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190928184005/https://www.forbes.com/sites/russellflannery/2017/11/15/chinas-richest-2017-the-full-list-of-400-billionaires/|url-status=live}}
As of 2016, Ma is the chairman of Shenzhou International Group Holdings Limited.{{cite web|url=http://www.shenzhouintl.com/investor/board.asp|title=Executive Director biography of Ma Jianrong shenzhouintl.com|accessdate=28 December 2016|archive-date=28 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161028085121/http://www.shenzhouintl.com/investor/board.asp|url-status=live}} Ma is ranked #39 in Forbes China Rich List (2016).{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/ma-jianrong/ |title=China's Rich List (2016) #39 Ma Jianrong Forbes.com |website=Forbes |accessdate=28 December 2016 |archive-date=29 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161229102729/http://www.forbes.com/profile/ma-jianrong/ |url-status=live }}
Personal life
Ma is married, and resides in Ningbo, Zhejiang province, China.
References
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External links
- [http://www.shenzhouintl.com/investor/board.asp Shenzhou Intl Executive Director Biography]
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Category:Businesspeople from Shaoxing
Category:Billionaires from Zhejiang
Category:20th-century Chinese businesspeople