Name Wang Shi Education Harvard University Role Businessman Children Wang Weilan | Spouse Wang Jiangsui (m. ?–2012) Organizations founded Vanke Parents Wang Hui | |
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Wang Shi (Chinese: 王石; pinyin: Wáng Shí, born in 1951 Guangxi Province, China) is a Chinese businessman.
Contents
- Career
- Current Positions and Public Titles
- Major Published Works
- Honoured Awards in Recent Three Years
- Addendum Brief Overview of Vanke
- Personal life
- Expeditions
- References
He is the Founder and Chairman of China Vanke, the largest real estate enterprise in China and the largest residential real estate developer in the world.
Career
Current Positions and Public Titles
The SEE is established on 5 June 2004, founded and backed by over a hundred well-known entrepreneurs from high-profile companies in China; it is one of the largest non-governmental environmental protection organizations in China. In November 2009, SEE attended the Copenhagen Climate Conference on invitation of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), and released "Our Hopes and Outlooks – Copenhagen Manifesto by Chinese Entrepreneurs".
The China Urban Realty Association is established in December 1999, which is an open-forum strategic alliance jointly formed by influential real estate companies in China. Its mission is to build a market-oriented platform to foster industry disciplines and public confidence, guide and codify the workings of China’s real estate market through such higher level collaborations as information exchange, joint training, group procurement, syndication financing and cooperative development.
He has been elected as the President of the Asian Rowing Federation for a four-year term, starting 2014.
Major Published Works
Honoured Awards in Recent Three Years
"The LivCom Awards" was the first time to set up a worldwide "Individual Achievement and Contribution Award" in its Global Final, with only one recipient. The objective is to honour exemplary individuals for their outstanding contributions in such global human habitation areas as "scenic improvement, heritage management, public participation, environmental practice, future planning". Vanke Chairman of the Board of Directors Mr. Wang Shi won this award; as well as globally recognised as an "Oscar for eco-protection" tournament, "The LivCom Awards" competition is also one of the highest global honours in the area of urban reconstruction and community management. The competition activity is endorsed by the UNEP, and held under the auspice of IFPRA.
Wang Shi was honoured with the "China Brand Outstanding Contribution Award" in the "60 Brand Names in CCTV 60th Anniversary" competition, sponsored by China Central Television Network. The co-recipients of the award at the same time were the Chairman of the Legend Group Mr. Liu Chuanzhi and TCL Group Chairman Mr. Li Dongsheng.
As a noted author, Mr. Wang Shi has at various times acted as spokesperson for VOLKSWAGEN Touareg, China Mobile Gotone, Ping An Insurance, TOREAD, Tourism TV, and Motorola handsets.
As an amateur for the mountaineering sport, Mr. Wang Shi has successfully scaled the summit of Everest respectively from the South Face in 2003 and the North Face in 2010, keeping the China record to this date for the most senior age to each the summit. He also successfully completed the feats of scaling the highest peaks of the seven continents and traversing the South Pole and the North Pole respectively in 2004 and 2005.
Addendum: Brief Overview of Vanke
‘’’Vanke’’’ is at present the largest professional residential dwelling developer in China.
In 2009 the company recorded sales of RMB 63.42 billions, with net profits of RMB 5.33 billions. At the end of 2009, Vanke commanded a national market share of 1.66%. Its business reaches cover the thirty-plus cities economic spheres centred round the three major metropolises in the Pearl River Delta, the Yangtze River Delta, and the Bohai-rim. In the past 25 years, the company sold a total of 260,000 property units, attaining worldwide top ranking for the number of property units sold. With philosophical notion as cornerstone, placing moral ethics above commercial interests are the most distinctive Vanke attributes. Vanke upholds the belief that maintaining its value baselines, refuting temptations of pecuniary interests, steadfastly adhering to using its own professional expertise to garner fair returns from the market is the unique philosophical notion espoused by Vanke throughout the thirty years of the Reform and Opening Programme in China. The company was awarded the honoured title of "China Most Esteemed Enterprise" on seven occasions on the strength of its corporate governance and ethical distinctions. From amongst the list of "2009 Most Highly Accolade China Companies", Vanke was honoured to have been voted into the "All-star List of 2009 Most Highly Accolade China Companies", ranking in number one position in the "Real Estate Developers" section. In 1991 Vanke became the second listed company traded on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange. In 2009, the company was once again voted "Forbes" Top-50 Listed Company in Asia. Vanke currently has over 17600 employees. Since its founding, the company has consistently espoused the notion of "Healthy and Enriching Life" to offer on-going development prospects and opportunities for its staff, encouraging its employees to growing with the company. The company became the only property developer amongst the ten companies awarded titles of "2009 Best Employers in China" in the voting competition organised by the global HR Consultant Hewitt Associates. The company’s brand name has become widely recognized. In the "60 Brand Names in CCTV 60th Anniversary" event Vanke was awarded the honoured title of "60 Brand Names in CCTV 60th Anniversary".
Currently, Wang Shi serves as the Executive Director of The One Foundation, and an Independent Director for the World Wildlife Fund, Sohu.com, Inc., China Resources Land, Modern Media Holding, and Central China Real Estate. In 2011, Wang Shi was named by Fortune Magazine as one of "Fifteen Business Leaders Who've Changed China."
Personal life
The first fortune for Wang Shi was said from trading train goods and trading with Hong Kong.
From 2011 - 2013, Wang Shi studied at Harvard as a visiting scholar. He argued that his experience will help Vanke connect with the world and inspire more people to continue challenging their horizons.
Wangshi has no family members working in his organisation, and believes that position is achieved by merit and not blood.
Expeditions
Wang Shi loves mountaineering, gliding, seafaring. In 2001, he was awarded an honor from National Sports Authority, and in 2002 he was elected the vice-chairman of Chinese Hiking Association. He has made successful attempts on reaching the highest summits of seven continents from 2002 to 2004.。
In May, 2003, Wang Shi and a Chinese amateur team made a successful attempt on reaching the summit of Mount Everest. At the age of 53, he broke the Chinese record as the eldest Chinese national who has reached the summit of Mount Everest.
In April and September, 2005, he successfully trekked to the North Pole and the South Pole, achieving his goal of "climbing the highest summits of seven continents and reaching the North and South Poles."
In May, 2010, Wang Shi, at age 60, made another successful attempt on reaching the summit of Mount Everest, broke the Chinese age record he created back in 2003.