Ma Jianrong (; born 1965) is a Chinese
billionaire
A billionaire is a person with a net worth of at least 1,000,000,000, one billion units of a given currency, usually of a major currency such as the United States dollar, euro, or pound sterling. It is a sub-category of the concept of the ultr ...
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.
Early life
In 1965, Ma was born in
Shaoxing
Shaoxing is a prefecture-level city on the southern shore of Hangzhou Bay in northeastern Zhejiang province, China. Located on the south bank of the Qiantang River estuary, it borders Ningbo to the east, Taizhou, Zhejiang, Taizhou to the south ...
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Zhejiang province
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, China.
[11 November 2016. ] His father is Baoxing Ma.
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.
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
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'' estimated his net worth at US$5.7 billion.
As of 2016, Ma is the chairman of
Shenzhou International Group Holdings Limited.
Ma is ranked #39 in Forbes China Rich List (2016).
Personal life
Ma is married, and resides in
Ningbo
Ningbo is a sub-provincial city in northeastern Zhejiang province, People's Republic of China. It comprises six urban districts, two satellite county-level cities, and two rural counties, including several islands in Hangzhou Bay and the Eas ...
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Zhejiang province
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, China.
References
External links
Shenzhou Intl Executive Director Biography
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Living people
Businesspeople from Shaoxing
Billionaires from Zhejiang
20th-century Chinese businesspeople
21st-century Chinese businesspeople
1965 births