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Robin Zeng

Hong Kong 57 years old Self-Made

Overview

Source of Wealth
Batteries
Industry
Energy
Residence
Ningde, Fujian
Education
Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (Doctorate)

Assets

  • Contemporary Amperex Technology
    1,024,705,000 shares @ -
    -
    300750-CN

Biography

Robin Zeng is the founder, chairman and CEO of Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL), one of the world's largest suppliers of batteries for electric vehicles.

CATL, dual-listed in Hong Kong and Shenzhen, supplies batteries to automakers including BMW, Geely and Tesla.

CATL is headquartered in Zeng's hometown of Ningde in Fujian province.

The company has been working with Ford since 2023 to build a battery factory in Michigan, although the original $3.5 billion plant has been downsized amid geopolitical tensions.

About

Zeng worked at a state-owned shipbuilding company in Fujian Province early in his career.