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Robin Zeng
Overview
- Source of Wealth
- Batteries
- Industry
- Energy
- Residence
- Ningde, Fujian
- Education
- Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (Doctorate)
Assets
- Contemporary Amperex Technology1,024,705,000 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.