Lin Zuoming
林左鸣
Lin Zuoming in October 2013
Chairman of the Board of the Aviation Industry Corporation of China
In office
April 2012 – May 2018
Preceded byNew title
Succeeded byTan Ruisong [zh]
Personal details
BornMay 1957 (age 66)
Zhao'an County, Fujian, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materNanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business
Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese林左鸣
Traditional Chinese林左鳴

Lin Zuoming (Chinese: 林左鸣; born May 1957) is a Chinese business chief executive and politician who served as chairman of the Board of the Aviation Industry Corporation of China from 2012 to 2018. He previously served as general manager of the corporation and chairman of the Board of the AVIC I Commercial Aircraft and vice chairman of the Board of the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China and before that, general manager and chairman of the Board of China Aviation Industry Corporation I. He is the current chairman of the Chinese Society of Aeronautics and Astronautics [zh].

He was a delegate to the 9th National People's Congress. He a representative of the 17th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. He was an alternate member of the 16th and 17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and a member of the 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[1]

Biography

Lin was born in Zhao'an County, Fujian, in May 1957. He secondary studied at Zhangzhou No. 1 High School. After the Cultural Revolution in June 1976, he became a sent-down youth in Longhai County (now Longhai District of Zhangzhou). After resuming the college entrance examination, in 1978, he entered Nanjing Aeronautical Institute (now Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics), where he majored in aero-engine design.[2] He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in June 1981.

After graduation in 1982, he was assigned to and assumed various posts in the 420th Factory of the Ministry of Aviation Industry (later renamed Chengdu Engine Company, now Chengdu Engine Group Co., Ltd.).[2] In October 1992, he was named deputy general manager of Chengdu Engine Company, rising to general manager in March 1995. He also served as interim chairman of the company between December 1997 and October 1998. He was made general manager of Shenyang Liming Aero-Engine Co., Ltd. in October 1998, concurrently serving as deputy party secretary since June 1999. He served as deputy general manager of China Aviation Industry Corporation I in July 2001, and five years later promoted to the general manager position. He concurrently served as chairman and party branch secretary from May 2006 to June 2008. He was appointed vice chairman of the Board of the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China in June 2008, concurrently serving as general manager and party branch secretary of the Board of the Aviation Industry Corporation of China and chairman of the Board of the AVIC I Commercial Aircraft. In April 2012, he rose to chairman of the Board of the Aviation Industry Corporation of China, and served until May 2018.[3][4]

Awards

References

  1. ^ Wang Jun (王俊) (29 March 2013). 十八届中央委员兼央企“一哥”人数大幅缩减. takungpao.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  2. ^ a b Yan Kai (严凯) (10 December 2015). 林左鸣：我自己更像一个国有企业商人. Sohu (in Chinese). Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  3. ^ a b Chen Baocheng (陈宝成) (9 April 2012). 林左鸣升任中航工业董事长 谭瑞松任总经理. qq.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  4. ^ Jiang Ziwen (蒋子文) (7 May 2018). 谭瑞松任航空工业集团董事长、党组书记，林左鸣不再担任. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 13 May 2022.
Business positions New title General Manager of the Aviation Industry Corporation of China 2008–2012 Succeeded byTan Ruisong [zh] New title Chairman of the Board of the Aviation Industry Corporation of China 2012–2018 Cultural offices Preceded byLiu Gaozhuo [zh] Chairman of the Chinese Society of Aeronautics and Astronautics [zh] 2014–present Incumbent
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