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| Born | 1968 Ningde, China |
| Alma mater | Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (PhD) |
| Occupation | Businessman
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| Organization | All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce |
| Known for | Founder and CEO of Contemporary Amperex Technology |
| Title | Chairman, Contemporary Amperex Technology |
| Term | 2011-Present |
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| Simplified Chinese | 曾毓群 | ||||||
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Robin Zeng Yuqun is a Chinese businessman. He is the founder and chairman of the battery manufacturer Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL). Zeng also serves as a vice chairman of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce.[1]
Zeng is from Fujian Province. He holds a Ph.D. in physics from the Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences.[2]
In 1999, Zeng founded Amperex Technology Limited (ATL), a company manufacturing lithium polymer batteries. In 2005 ATL was acquired by Japan's TDK company, but Zeng continued as a manager for ATL.
In 2012, Zeng and vice-chairman Huang Shilin spun-off the EV battery operations of ATL into the new company CATL, which manufactures lithium-ion rechargeable batteries and rose to become one of the world's leading manufacturers in the years that followed.[3] In 2017, the company went public on Shenzhen Stock Exchange.[2]
As of March 2022, his fortune was estimated at $46.8 billion, making him one of the richest people in the world.[4]