Robin Zeng

{{Short description|Chinese billionaire business magnate}}

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| birth_date = {{bya|1968}}

| birth_place = Ningde, China

| education = Shanghai Jiaotong University (BEng)
South China University of Technology (MSc)
Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (PhD)

| occupation = {{hlist|Businessman|battery engineer|physicist}}

| organization = All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce

| title = Founder and chairman of CATL

| term = 2011-

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| hp = Zēng Yùqún

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Robin Zeng Yuqun (born 1968) is a Chinese billionaire businessman. He is the founder and chairman of the battery manufacturer CATL (Contemporary Amperex Technology), and a vice chairman of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce.{{Cite news |last=Martina |first=Michael |date=2023-12-07 |title=Duke Energy disconnects CATL batteries from Marine Corps base over security concerns |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/us/duke-energy-disconnects-catl-batteries-marine-corps-base-camp-lejeune-2023-12-06/ |access-date=2023-12-07}}

According to Forbes, Zeng is the world's 38th

wealthiest person, with an estimated net worth of {{currency|40.0B|USD}} billion

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Bloomberg ranks Zeng higher.

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the Bloomberg Billionaires Index lists Zeng as the world's ,37th wealthiest person, with an estimated net worth of {{currency|41.2B|USD}} billion.

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Early life and education

Zeng is from Fujian Province. He earned a marine engineering degree from Shanghai Jiaotong University, an MSc in electronics and information engineering from South China University of Technology in 2001, and a PhD in physics from the Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2006.{{Cite web|url=http://sie.scut.edu.cn/2017/0307/c1151a159043/page.htm|title=INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING|website=sie.scut.edu.cn}}

Career

Zeng worked at a state-owned shipbuilding company in Fujian Province early in his career. He later joined an electronic parts factory after graduation where he worked for 10 years. He then co-founded Amperex Technology Limited (ATL) in 1999 with two former colleagues. The company produced lithium polymer batteries for digital gadgets, including iPhones, according to a Financial Times report in 2018. In 2005, ATL was acquired by Japan's TDK, but Zeng continued as a manager for ATL.

In 2012, Zeng and vice-chairman Huang Shilin spun-off the electric vehicle battery operations of ATL into a new company CATL, which manufactures lithium-ion rechargeable batteries, and became a world leader in the following years.Tyler-Dudley, Davis, et al. "[http://www.johnandrewferguson.com/documents/batteryking.pdf CATL: China’s Battery King.]" May 6, 2021 In 2017, CATL went public on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange.

In 2024, CATL ventured into renewable energy, power grids and electrical energy storage systems.{{Cite web|url=https://www.catl.com/en/ess/|title=Energy Storage System|website=www.catl.com}}

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