Wang Fengying
BornOctober 1970
Baoding, Hebei, China
EducationTianjin Institute of Finance : B.A./B.Sc. (1991), M.Sc. (Finance) (1999)
OccupationBusiness executive
EmployerGreat Wall Motor
TitleCEO

Wang Fengying (born Oct. 1970)[1] is a Chinese businesswoman. She is the president of XPeng Motor, and former CEO of Great Wall Motor.[2][3]

Wang Fengying was born in Baoding in Hebei province in the north of China.[1]

In 1991, Wang earned a bachelor's degree from the Tianjin Institute of Finance, followed by a M.Sc. (majoring Finance) in 1999.[1][3]

Wang joined Great Wall Motor in 1991, aged 21.[3][4] In 2003, she became the chief executive (CEO) of Great Wall Motor.[4]

In 2017, she was assessed as being the 62nd most powerful woman in the world by Forbes.[5][6] In March 2018, speaking to the National People's Congress, she presented her views about the Great Wall Motor's aim to double their vehicle sales by 2025 to 2 million units annually, helped by the push from increased electric and hybrid plug-in car production.[7]

In 2022, she resigned as vice chairman and general manager of Great Wall Motor.[8] In 2023, she joined XPeng and was appointed as the company's president.[9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Wang Fengying, China's only female motor industry CEO". bambooinnovator.com. 22 October 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  2. "Wang Fengying". fortune.com. 14 September 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 "Stocks". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  4. 1 2 蔺丽瑶. "Top 25 most powerful Chinese businesswomen of 2012 - China.org.cn". www.china.org.cn. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  5. "Feng Ying Wang". forbes.com. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  6. "World's Most Powerful Women". forbes.com. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  7. Muyu Xu, Norihiko Shirouzu (8 March 2018). "Great Wall seeks to double vehicle sales by 2025, plans electric car push". Reuters, reuters.com. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  8. Flannery, Russell (2022-07-24). "China Power Woman Resigns From Top Post At Great Wall Motor". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-04-22.
  9. Daniel, Ren (2023-01-30). "Xpeng brings in Great Wall veteran Wang Fengying, eyes mass-market boost". SCMP. Retrieved 2023-04-22.
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