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Biography
Robin Zeng Yuqun (born 1968) is a Chinese billionaire businessman. He is the founder and chairman of the battery manufacturer CATL (Contemporary Amperex Technology). Zeng is also a vice chairman of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce.
Early life
Zeng is from Fujian Province. He holds a Ph.D. in physics from the Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Career
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. In 2017, the company went public on Shenzhen Stock Exchange.
As of March 2022, his net worth was estimated at US$46.8 billion, making him one of the richest people in the world.
