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Ding Shizhong
Overview
- Source of Wealth
- Sports apparel
- Industry
- Fashion & Retail
- Residence
- Quanzhou
- Education
- Xiamen University (EMBA)
- Marital Status
- Married
- Children
- 2
Assets
- ANTA Sports Products Ltd.521,750,000 shares @ --2020-HK
Biography
Ding Shizhong is the chairman of Anta Sports, one of China's largest homegrown sportswear makers.
It sells under a range of brands such as Anta, Fila, Descente and Kolon Sport.
In 2019 the company led a consortium to acquire Finnish group Amer Sports, with brands including Arc'teryx, Wilson and Salomon, for $5.2 billion.
Amer Sports went public on the New York Stock Exchange in 2024, raising $1.4 billion.
His older brother Ding Shijia, who serves as the company's deputy chairman, is also a billionaire.