Kate Wang
Kate Wang | |
|---|---|
| Born | Wang Ying |
| Education | Xi'an Jiaotong University (BS) Columbia Business School (MBA) |
| Occupation | businesswoman |
| Known for | co-founding RELX Technologies |
Kate Wang (Chinese: 汪莹; pinyin: Wāng Yíng[1]) is a Chinese billionaire businesswoman. She is the founder of a Chinese vaping company RLX Technology.[2]
Early life and career
[edit]She received a Bachelor of Science degree from the Xi'an Jiaotong University and Master of Business Administration from Columbia Business School.[2]
Kate worked for Procter & Gamble's office in Guangzhou after graduating from college, before co-founding her own investment firm in Hong Kong.[3] She also worked at Bain & Company between 2013 and 2014.[4] She was the head of Uber China from 2013 to 2016, before moving to DiDi.[4] She formed Relx Technology in 2018.[4]
As of April 2021, her net worth was estimated at US$5 billion by Forbes.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "2021福布斯 - 最新热门榜单 - 人 - 福布斯中国". Forbes China. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Kate Wang". Forbes. Archived from the original on May 26, 2021.
- ^ Tognini, Giacomo. "How This Chinese Vaping Billionaire Became One Of The World's Richest Women In Three Years". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-03-06.
- ^ a b c "Who is Kate Wang, China's Relx e-cigarette billionaire?". South China Morning Post. January 29, 2021.
- ^ "Kate Wang". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-03-06.
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