Li Ka-shing
Sir Li Ka-shing GBM KBE JP is a Hong Kong business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. As of June 2019, Li is the 30th richest person in the world, with an estimated net wealth of US$29.4 billion.
- Nicknamed Superman, Li Ka-shing is revered as one of the most influential businessmen in Asia.
- Li retired as chairman of CK Hutchison Holdings and CK Asset Holdings in May 2018 but remains Senior Advisor.
- At the announcement of his retirement, Li joked that he’d been “working for a long time, too long.”
- His son Victor now heads the conglomerate, which has more than 320,000 employees and operates in more than 50 nations.
- Li started Cheung Kong plastics, named after the Yangtze River, in 1950 at age 21 with $6,500 in savings and loans from relatives.
- His Li Ka Shing Foundation has donated more than $2.6 billion; over 80% has gone to Greater China.