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Li Ruigang

In this Chinese name, the family name is Li.
Li Ruigang
黎瑞刚
Honorary chair of the Shanghai Oriental Pearl Media
Vice chair of the TVB
Incumbent
Assumed office
17 October 2016
Chairman of the Shaw Brothers Holdings Limited
Incumbent
Assumed office
25 October 2016
Preceded byAllan Yap
Personal details
Born (1969-06-13) 13 June 1969 (age 55)
Lanzhou, Gansu
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese黎瑞刚
Traditional Chinese黎瑞剛
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLí Ruìgāng

Li Ruigang (Chinese: 黎瑞刚; born 13 June 1969) is a Chinese businessman and media mogul. He was born in Lanzhou, Gansu province with his ancestral home in Zhongshan, Guangdong.

Early life and education

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Li obtained an MBA from Fudan University and went to Columbia University as a visiting scholar.

Career

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Li was president of the Shanghai Media Group from 2002 to 2011.

In 2011, Li was appointed as Deputy Secretary-General of the Shanghai Party Committee and Director of the Municipal Party General Office.[1]

Li is chair of China Media Capital[2] which bought a stake in Manchester City football club.[3] He oversaw a mass media holding company that includes television stations, radio, newspapers, magazines, and Internet ventures. During his tenure revenue for the company expanded six-fold.[4]

Li serves as a non-executive director of WPP.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Chen, Frank (29 May 2017). "Li Ruigang: China's Rupert Murdoch comes to Hong Kong". ejinsight. Hong Kong Economic Journal. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  2. ^ Frater, Patrick (12 February 2020). "China Media Capital Raises $950 Million for Third Dollar Fund". Variety. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  3. ^ Montlake, Simon (October 2013). "Beyond The Studio: Li Ruigang, Shanghai's Media Maven". Forbes.
  4. ^ Chao, Loretta (2 August 2011). "Shanghai Media Group's President Exits". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  5. ^ "WPP leadership". WPP. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
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