| Full Name | Zhang Ruimin (张瑞敏) |
| Birth Date | January 5, 1949 |
| Birth Place | Laizhou, Shandong, China |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Education | Master’s degree in Business Administration |
| Alma Mater | University of Science and Technology of China |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Net Worth | $45 Billion |
| Title | Former Chairman of the Board and CEO, of Haier Group |
| Notable Achievements | First Chinese business leader to speak at Harvard University |
| Significant Roles | Appointed director of Qingdao Refrigerator Factory (predecessor of Haier Group) in December 1984 |
| Key Contributions | Transformed Haier from a failing factory into an IoT ecosystem brand |
| Management Innovations | Created the Rendanheyi model, praised for management innovations |
| Recognition | Described by Gary Hamel as “a CEO representative of the Internet era” |
| Succession | Resigned as CEO of Haier Group in 2021, succeeded by Liang Haishan |
| Early Life | Born to a working-class family, my parents worked in a garment factory; participated in the Red Guards |
| Western Management Studies | Studied Western management theories extensively and took several courses on the subject |
