Zhang Jindong

Chinese businessman (born 1963)

Zhang Jindong (simplified Chinese: 张近东; traditional Chinese: 張近東; pinyin: Zhāng Jìndōng; born March 1963) is a Chinese entrepreneur. He is one of the founders and the current honorary chairman of the Suning.com, headquartered in Nanjing, Jiangsu.2

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Born Mar 28, 1963.1

About

He also owned 100% stake in Suning Holdings Group, 65% stake in Suning Real Estate as well as 48.1% stake in Suning Appliance Group as the second largest shareholder. His company also was the majority owner of Italian football club Inter Milan until May 2024.

He was also the managing director and general manager of Suning Holdings Group, chairman of Suning.com.

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Companies

Early life and education

  • Date not recordedNanjing Normal University3

Career

Occupation: entrepreneur, businessperson.9

Personal life

  • BornMar 28, 1963, Tianchang10
  • CitizenshipPeople's Republic of China11

His son Zhang Kangyang (Steven) owns a 10% stake in Suning Real Estate, one of his privately held companies. Suning Holdings Group acquired a majority stake of Inter Milan football club in 2016. After the acquisition, his son Steven became a member of Inter's board of directors and since 2018, its chairman. Jindong is not a member of the board himself.

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Awards

  • Date not recorded100 Outstanding Private Entrepreneurs in the 40 Years of Reform and Opening-up12