Wang Chuanfu, born in Wuhu, Anhui Province, graduated from Beijing Nonferrous Metals Research Institute, chairman and president of BYD Company, and is known as the "king of batteries". 1In February, 1995, Wang Chuanfu and his cousin Lv Xiangyang founded BYD, which became a first-class battery manufacturer, and then successfully led BYD to be listed on the main boards in China and Hongkong. In the nickel-cadmium battery market, Wang Chuanfu took nearly 40% of the global market share in just three years, making BYD a well-deserved leader in nickel-cadmium batteries.

He was selected into the list of 100 outstanding private entrepreneurs in the 40 years of reform and opening-up, won the title of "the five-time national outstanding non-public economic person Socialism with Chinese characteristics career builder", and was selected into Hurun and Forbes rich list for many times. June 2022165438+1October 10, Forbes 2022 Chinese mainland Rich List was released, and Wang Chuanfu ranked it with177 billion dollars1.

Early experience:

Wang Chuanfu was born in poverty, and his growth path was full of hardships, but at the same time he honed his tenacious will. His tenacity and madness are beyond the reach of ordinary entrepreneurs. 1983, Wang Chuanfu was admitted to the metallurgical physics and chemistry department of Changsha Zhongnan Institute of Mining and Metallurgy with excellent results. In his junior year, Wang Chuanfu changed his name to Central South University of Technology.

Wang Chuanfu's alma mater, Zhongnan Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, was founded in 1952. 1952 is composed of mining and metallurgy disciplines of Wuhan University, Sun Yat-sen University, Beijing University of Technology, Guangxi University, Hunan University and Nanchang University. The school is located at the foot of the scenic Yuelu Mountain in Changsha City, Hunan Province, on the bank of Xiangjiang River.