1985 10 was admitted to the economics department of the graduate school of Chinese academy of social sciences, majoring in national economic management, and served as the academic minister of the graduate school. 1988, master's degree in economics, graduation thesis for foreign trade, industrial structure and economic development. He put forward the core point: from the industrial revolution in the18th century to the economic rise of the United States, one of the great revelations is that the transfer of technical talents is of great significance to a country's industrial upgrading and economic development.
65438-0988, joined the planning commission, the highest administrative department of national macroeconomic operation, worked in the development strategy department of the long-term planning department, and participated in national macroeconomic strategy research and decision-making consultation. After that, he worked in Guangdong for 10 years, and served as assistant director and mayor's secretary of Daya Bay Development Zone. After 1993, he served as deputy director of the Municipal Economic Commission, deputy director of the Financial Office, chairman of the trust and investment company, general manager of the investment management company and chairman of the Hong Kong Windows Company.
From 1998, I was responsible for investment management company and Windows company in Hong Kong. At that time, after the Asian financial turmoil, overseas enterprises in Huizhou, like many overseas enterprises such as Yuehai, were heavily in debt, and many important domestic state-owned assets mortgaged in overseas banks were facing the situation of confiscation and auction. Cao Zhong was ordered to restructure debts through capital operation, and successfully saved important state-owned assets such as Huizhou Hotel.
In 200 1 year, Cao Zhong was recruited to Shougang Corporation to take charge of Shougang Holdings (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd., managing four listed companies, namely, head of operation, head of international company, head of Sifang company and head of Jiabao company. However, since 1998, the first controller and the head were dragged into trouble by the Asian financial turmoil, and Cao Zhong was ordered to lead the head out of danger. In eight years, he successfully increased the market value of companies under the Chief Executive's board of directors and related companies from about 2 billion yuan to 80 billion yuan.
Li Ka-shing used to be the most important partner of Shougang, but from 1995 to 200 1, the cooperation between Li Ka-shing and Shougang almost stopped, and it did not shrink without capital injection to save the head office. After Cao Zhong took the helm, he carried out a series of reorganization actions, which also enabled Li Ka-shing to cooperate with Shougang again. Li Ka-shing once lamented: "I talked with Shougang for more than ten years. The four listed companies are just four planes, which need excellent pilots to fly. Now I have finally sent an excellent pilot. He is one of the best entrepreneurs I have ever seen from the mainland. " Since 2002, Li Ka-shing has participated in the reorganization of the head office and every investment and business. In the past six years, it has invested at least HK$ 654.38 billion. Until May, 20 10/0, Cao Zhong resigned as a director of many listed companies, and only retained the positions of non-executive director and vice chairman of the board of directors of the listed flagship Hyde International.
Since April 2007, he has served as the executive director of Asia Pacific Resources, and from May 2007 to June 2009, he served as the chairman of 65438+ 10.
On October 20 10 165438 10, Cao Zhong became the chairman, executive director and CEO of China Wood Company. Soon, Li Ka-shing invested in China Wood Industry, and its foundation and Canadian Yidong Group became the second largest shareholder of China Wood Industry. 20 1 1 In August, China Wood Industry changed its name to China Resources Transportation Group, specializing in heavy-duty expressway business and building a special heavy-duty expressway for Zhunxing coal in Inner Mongolia.