Full Name Guochuan Lai Occupation Entrepreneur, Investor Residence Guangzhou, China | Nationality Chinese Net worth £4.4 Billion* Predecessor Jeremy Peace | |
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Born 1973/74 (age 42–44) Meizhou, Guangdong, China Organization Founder & Director of Yunyi Guokai (Shanghai) Sports Development Limited. Known for Owner of West Bromwich Albion F.C. Similar Jeremy Peace, Tony Xia, Tony Pulis | ||
Guochuan lai in his first video interview discusses the future of west bromwich albion
Guochuan Lai, (Chinese: 赖国传), born 1973/74) is a Chinese businessman. He is the controlling shareholder and director of Yunyi Guokai (Shanghai) Sports Development Limited.
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- Guochuan lai in his first video interview discusses the future of west bromwich albion
- Yunyi investments ceo weilin yin discusses guochuan lai s passion for football
- Early life
- West Bromwich Albion
- References
In July 2016, Lai agreed to purchase West Bromwich Albion F.C. from Jeremy Peace for a figure reported to be between £150m and £200m, appointing former Blackburn Rovers chairman John Williams as the new chairman of the club. The deal was completed on 15 September 2016. *A conservative estimate of his total wealth put the figure at £4.4 billion.
Yunyi investments ceo weilin yin discusses guochuan lai s passion for football
Early life
Lai was born in Meizhou, Guandong in 1973/74. He served as General Manager of Palm Eco-Town Development Company Limited for over 20 years. He helped grow the company from a plant nursery into one of China's largest and most successful landscape development and construction companies. Lai stepped down from this role in 2014 to focus on private investment projects, yet retains a close link with Palm and remains director of a number of subsidiaries including Belt Collins International (HK) Limited, Palm Landscape (Hong Kong) Limited, Hangzhou Nanyue Palm Landscape Construction Limited and PALM Design Holding.
West Bromwich Albion
Lai's purchase of West Bromwich was led by Yuni Investment, an asset management company established in July 2014 that focuses on growth investment opportunities in sports, leisure and technology businesses. The holding company has three investment companies as its shareholders:
