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Kerry Chen

Kerry Chen
Education
OccupationEntrepreneur
Years active2011 – present
TitleFounder and CEO of ATRenew

Kerry Chen is a Chinese entrepreneur and founder of ATRenew (previously known as AiHuiShou), a company focused on recycling secondhand mobile phones headquartered in Shanghai. He was listed in the Fortune China 40 Under 40 in 2018 and received the Green China Person of the Year 2020-2021 nomination.[1][2][3][4]

Early life

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Chen was born in 1980 in Huangshi, a city in the Chinese province of Hubei.[5] Chen earned his bachelor's degree in computer science from Tongji University and a master's degree in computer science from Fudan University in 2006.[6]

Career

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Chen began his career as a product manager at SYKES China in 2006 and remained in the position until June 2010 when he resigned.[6] In 2011, he founded AiHuiShou – an online based company specialized in recycling secondhand mobile phones in Changhai.[7][8] In 2017, Chen began to be noticed as his company grew and was recognized in the second edition of “Top 10 Internet Entrepreneurs in Shanghai" alongside Colin Huang, founder of e-commerce platform Pinduoduo and the co-founder of online food delivery Ele.me, Zhang Xuhao (Mark Zhang).[9] Chen appeared in the 2018 Fortune China 40 Under 40[10] and was nominated for the Green China Person of the Year 2021.[11]

In September 2022, Chen rebranded AiHuiShou[12] to ATRenew which is an acronym for All Things Renew. ATRenew serves as a parent company overseeing several subsidiaries including PJT Marketplace, AHS Recycle, Paipai Marketplace and its foreign based AHS Device.[13]

Awards and honors

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Chen was listed in the Time100 most influential climate leaders in business 2024.[14]

Personal life

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Chen is married.[15] He is an avid mountaineer. In 2021, he took over 30 executives from his company on an ascent of Mount Siguniang.[16]

References

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  1. ^ 徐子茗. "万物新生（爱回收）创始人兼CEO陈雪峰获"2020—2021绿色中国年度人物"提名". caijing.chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
  2. ^ "Chen Xuefeng, founder of Aihuishou: Starting a business is like climbing a mountain. Only by being fearless can you find a way out in the fog". China News Network (in Chinese (China)). Retrieved 2024-06-09.
  3. ^ Yunling, Wu (January 28, 2022). "Exclusive interview: Second-hand e-commerce is rising despite weak consumption; Wanwu Xinsheng claims to achieve operating profitability this year -- CEO (Updated version)". Reuters. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  4. ^ "China's Used-Phone King Has Designs on Landfill". Bloomberg.com. 2017-01-04. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
  5. ^ Zhou, Jiali 周佳丽; He, Caili 何彩俪 (2021-05-30). "复旦学子"收垃圾"撑起一个IPO：估值250亿" [Fudan students "collect garbage" to support an IPO: valued at 25 billion]. Jiemian News (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2024-08-12. Retrieved 2024-08-12.
  6. ^ a b "Kerry Xuefeng Chen - ATRenew - Leading the "Internet + Environmental Protection" Circular Economy - ValiantCEO". 2022-01-06. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
  7. ^ 网易 (2019-01-17). "回收爱·山村儿童数码助学计划". www.163.com. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
  8. ^ 时氪分享 (2019-01-14). "爱回收陈雪峰：用创新穿越寒冬 | 新商业NEO 100-36氪". 36kr.com. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
  9. ^ "第二届"上海十大互联网创业家"在京揭晓-中国新闻网". www.chinanews.com.cn. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
  10. ^ "陈雪峰". 财富中文网 (in Chinese (China)). Retrieved 2024-06-09.
  11. ^ "爱回收创始人陈雪峰：创业如登山，无所畏惧才能在迷雾中找到出路". China News Network (in Chinese (China)). Retrieved 2024-06-09.
  12. ^ Rui, Oliver; Feng, Yu. "Aihuishou: Balancing Social Responsibility & Corporate Success". China Europe International Business School (CEIBS). Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  13. ^ Taylor, Brian. "ATRenew seeks global growth path". Recycling Today. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
  14. ^ Bouchard, Jay (2024-11-12). "TIME100 Climate 2024: Kerry Chen". TIME. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
  15. ^ Qian, Yujuan 钱玉娟 (2020-12-23). "爱回收创始人陈雪峰：不是烧钱就能搞定二手手机交易市场" [Kerry Chen, founder of AiHuiShou: You can't just burn money to conquer the second-hand mobile phone trading market]. The Economic Observer (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2024-08-12. Retrieved 2024-08-12.
  16. ^ Wang, Danqin 王丹沁 (2021-05-17). "爱回收创始人陈雪峰：创业如登山，无所畏惧才能在迷雾中找到出路" [AiHuiShou founder Kerry Chen: Starting a business is like climbing a mountain, only by being fearless can you find a way out in the fog] (in Chinese). China News Service. Archived from the original on 2024-08-12. Retrieved 2024-08-12.