Top Ten Economic Figures in 2006
Shen Nanpeng
Reason for selection: Because Home Inn was listed on NASDAQ on October 26, Shen Nan Peng once again became the focus of the year. Previously, in December 2003, when Shen Nanpeng rang the opening bell of Ctrip.com as the founder of Ctrip, he had already attracted the attention of the Chinese IT and VC circles. The difference is that after scoring twice this time, his identity has quietly become the China partner of Sequoia Capital, the world's largest VC.
In fact, since Shen Nanpeng and Zhang Fan (formerly director of DFJ Global Fund) founded Sequoia China in September 2005 and obtained local decision-making and management rights, Sequoia has not only invested in new types of The Internet industry, such as Qihoo.com, Youshi.com, 51.com, etc., has also made extensive bets in TMT (technology, media, telecommunications), agriculture, insurance, animation, welfare lottery and other industries in just over a year. . So far, Sequoia has invested in 20 companies, including Asia Media, Li Nong Group, and Hunan Hongmeng, a cartoon company that Sequoia recently invested US$7.5 million in. It is believed that after Qihoo.com received a second round of financing of US$35 million, UTV invested by Sequoia China will also receive a second round of financing totaling US$20 million in the near future.
The 39-year-old Shen Nanpeng graduated from Shanghai Jiao Tong University (undergraduate) and Yale University (Master of Business School). He was a well-known mathematics competition champion in high school and served as the chairman of the Shanghai Jiao Tong University Student Union during college. , and later worked in the investment banking departments of Deutsche Bank, Citibank and other institutions for more than 8 years. In 1999, he, Liang Jianzhang and others founded Ctrip with 2 million yuan, and he served as president and chief financial officer. Currently, in addition to being the founder and leader of Sequoia China, he is also the founder and co-chairman of Home Inns, and a personal investor and director of Focus Media.
Ma Huateng
Reason for selection: Ma Huateng, born in 1971, founded Shenzhen Tencent Computer Systems Co., Ltd. in November 1998 and is currently Chairman of the Board and CEO. Member of the 10th All-China Youth Federation and representative of the 4th Shenzhen Municipal People’s Congress. He has won honors such as "Outstanding Private Entrepreneur of Guangdong Province" and "2004 CCTV China Economic Figure of the Year Emerging Award".
Under the leadership of Ma Huateng, Tencent has always adhered to model innovation. In just 8 years since 1998, it has developed into the largest instant messaging service company in Asia and second in the world, with a total market value of more than 30 billion yuan. . In 2005, the company achieved operating income of 1.4264 billion yuan, profit of 485 million yuan, paid taxes of 169.5 million yuan, and applied for 246 patents. It is the Internet company with the highest operating income in China and the company with the highest market value among all overseas listed Internet companies in China.
In terms of user scale, the number of registered users of Tencent QQ has reached 570 million, the number of active users is 220 million, and the maximum number of online users has exceeded 22.1 million. Based on this huge user base, Tencent has actually become a comprehensive Internet company integrating instant messaging, online portals, online games, e-commerce and wireless 3G mobile portals, and has initially completed its business layout for the online life industry model. , built four major network platforms: QQ instant messaging tool platform, QQ.com portal platform, QQ game platform and QQ mobile phone portal, and each formed a large-scale online community. As the leading online life platform in China, Tencent, led by Ma Huateng who is diligent in innovation, has done well enough, but it will undoubtedly do better.
Wu Zhiyang
Reasons for selection: Wu Zhiyang, the 33-year-old chairman of CECT (China Electronics Communications), is well-known since 2002 when Qiao Xing spent 316 million to acquire CECT. Although Wu Zhiyang had served as vice chairman of Qiaoxing Group, vice chairman of Qiaoxing Telecom, and director of Qiaoxing Global (a Nasdaq-listed company) before this, what really impressed the industry was his work in After the acquisition of CECT, a series of dizzying reforms were carried out: restructuring the business system, investing heavily in building multiple R&D centers and production bases, and entering the smartphone and customized mobile phone markets... Due to the surprisingly smooth integration, CECT was sold that year. 1.2 million mobile phones, achieving sales revenue of 1.6 billion.
According to data released by CECT, CECT's sales in 2005 reached more than 2 billion yuan, and its profits exceeded 100 million yuan. It developed and launched hundreds of models of products that year, and has the capacity to launch 50 models every year. R&D capabilities for mobile phones. Previously in 2004, CECT completed a production base with an annual output of 1.5 million units in Huizhou. In addition, it established three R&D centers in Beijing, Shenzhen and Huizhou, responsible for the research and development of mid-to-high-end mobile phones, smart phones, 3G mobile phones, etc. In the first half of this year, CECT successively launched V260, A900, A01 and other models, all of which performed well in terms of product entertainment and business applications. In particular, the ultra-long standby product - A1000, launched in July this year, has a standby time of up to More than 1,000 hours, which has broken the record of 850 hours of Philips standby king. The C1000 high-end business travel mobile phone launched by CECT after this has an unprecedented standby time of 1,500 hours.
It is estimated that in 2007, CECT mobile phone sales will exceed 3 million units, revenue will reach 3.5 billion yuan, and net profit will reach more than 200 million yuan.
Wang Leilei
Reason for selection: Wang Leilei, born in 1973, graduated from the Department of Electronic Engineering of Tsinghua University in 1996 with a bachelor's degree. After graduation, he worked for China Great Wall Computer Software Company. In August 1999, he joined TOM Group as general manager of operations in TOM Group China and was fully responsible for the Internet business operations of TOM Group. In October 2001, Wang Leilei was appointed by TOM Group as deputy chief operating officer of TOM Group and president of Internet Group. In December 2002, Wang Leilei joined the TOM Group's board of directors. One year later, TOM Online Co., Ltd. was officially split from TOM Group, and Wang Leilei was promoted to executive director and CEO until now.
In 2006, TOM Online, headed by Wang Leilei, was still a major force in the Chinese Internet industry: in addition to ranking first in the domestic wireless Internet business, TOM also ranked first in IM, entertainment, sports, and music. It has performed well in other aspects: TOM-Skype has more than 25 million registered users, and the number of new users every day is close to the first in the industry; original brands such as Online Entertainment Hero Club and Wanleba have great influence.
Currently, the TOM online portal has an average daily pageview of 220 million, an average of 30 million unique daily users, 80 million wireless paying users, and an average daily message volume of 15 million. As of the end of September 2006, TOM Online has become the only portal in China that ranks among the top three in all wireless value-added services for two consecutive years, and has far surpassed Sohu in terms of quarterly total revenue and net profit for six consecutive quarters. It ranked first among portal websites in terms of net profit for 4 quarters, thus becoming the most powerful mobile Internet company in China.
Zhuang Zhengsong
Reason for selection: As the general manager of China HP Information Products Group (PSG) and the senior vice president of China HP Co., Ltd., Zhuang Zhengsong is fully responsible for HP PSG business. As early as 1990, Zhuang Zhengsong joined HP Taiwan. After the merger of HP and Compaq in 2002, he began to lead the business of Taiwan HP PSG Group. In the first 8 months, the market share of Taiwan HP's information products increased from fourth place. Promoted to first and second place. In 2004, Zhuang Zhengsong came to Beijing from Taiwan to take up his post.
On June 27, 2006, under the leadership of Zhuang Zhengsong, HP PSG Group launched a new brand strategy - "HP Computers Control the Personalized World", which kicked off the redefinition of personal computers. In response to the trend of increasingly personalized PCs, PSG Group has relied on its many years of accumulation in computer manufacturing to make bold advances in the field of PC personalization and designed a series of PC products that are powerful, easy to operate, more user-friendly, and have safer systems. , bringing the entire PC industry into an era of complete personalization. HP China R&D Center also develops many products more suitable for Chinese users based on the individual needs of Chinese customers. Every computer from HP has a one-year warranty, and the complete product maintenance service it provides covers different stages of the computer - from configuration to protection, to upgrades, to recycling. The slim body of HP home computers, thematic colorful posters, and the Changyou Multimedia Center, known as the Super Dream Factory, have brought new entertainment ideas to users. Similarly, commercial PCs have also launched region-appropriate products specifically for the Chinese market. All these are obviously inseparable from the new strategy of "controlling the personalized world" formulated by the PSG Group under the leadership of Zhuang Zhengsong.
Fang Chunsong
Reason for selection: Fang Chunsong, 30-year-old general manager of Haier Mobile Computer Division, joined Haier Group in August 1997. Before taking charge of Haier Computer, he worked in many different positions in Haier Home Appliances, from initially focusing on production management to later working as a business and trade manager, then to the advertising director and freezer marketing director of the headquarters' refrigerators, and later to the northwest business department. Business department director. In May 2005, Fang Chunsong joined the computer team, and in March this year was promoted to the trainee director of the Haier Group Computer Division.
At the beginning of taking office, under the guidance of Haier Group’s “Ren Dan He Yi” concept, Fang Chunsong focused on operating people and leading teams, fully integrated internal and external resources, and achieved the goal of 2006 on the basis of rapid growth in 2005. Sales from January to April increased by 505% compared to the same period last year. Not only that, Haier Computer also made subversions in its products this year, upgrading Runyan computers and Runqing notebooks, and jointly established an innovative product R&D center with Intel, and jointly developed products including Aurora Core computers and quad-core Thunder computers. , "WoV60" notebooks with stretchable screens, rural computers, digital homes and other differentiated products that meet the needs of different users have enabled Haier's computer brand ranking to rise 14 places in a year and enter the top 4 domestically produced products. The latest IDC third quarter data shows that Haier notebooks have ranked second among domestic brands. In the distance education market, Haier Computer ranks first with a share of 25.8%.
As the flagship of large domestic enterprises, Haier is known for its combination of "white appliance innovation and IT speed". The birth of Core 2 computers, Runyan computers, and "I become V60" notebooks is also the birthplace of Haier. A reflection of this innovative gene.
In addition, it implemented a channel model that combines 3C stores and IT channels, so in a short period of time it became the brand with the best sales in Gome, Suning, Yongle, Dazhong stores. Because of his outstanding performance, Fang Chunsong won the "Best Team Building Award" on the "2006 China IT Hero List" announced not long ago.
Wang Juntao
Reasons for selection: Wang Juntao is known as "the number one e-commerce person in China". He founded 8848 in 1999 in a completely blank industrial environment, taking the first step in China's e-commerce. This e-commerce brand, which once raised more than 60 million U.S. dollars, has a market value of more than 500 million U.S. dollars, and has 57 venture capital investors, has always been considered the beginning of China's e-commerce. However, due to bad timing, 8848 ended up declining due to a spin-off at the moment it was about to land on the Nasdaq. Since then, Wang Juntao, who was committed to the B2C business, successively founded My8848 and Xidan Mall, but unfortunately they failed to achieve success. In August 2002, when the Internet industry was at its lowest point, Wang Juntao led his old team to found 6688.com, began to explore new e-commerce models in China, and extended its strategic reach to comprehensive e-commerce services for small and medium-sized enterprises. This is the "e-commerce 2.0" strategy promoted by 6688 based on corporate e-commerce e-commerce, 6688 online mall system and offline regional marketing center. Because of its novel model, 6688 has reached millions of users in just 4 months since its launch.
On September 27 this year, after receiving tens of millions of yuan in venture capital, 6688 cooperated with China Mobile to launch the e-commerce website, which is known as the first shot of China's mobile commerce. At present, eDongshang.com already has direct-operated stores of well-known merchants such as Nokia, Motorola, Li Ning, and Philips. In addition, shopping malls, restaurants, and catering and entertainment companies from various places have also joined the website. Mobile users can use mobile points redemption, micro-payment of phone bills, mobile wallet and bank card payment to exchange for shopping vouchers at these terrestrial consumption places or pay directly for consumption, and the whole process can be carried out on the Web website, mobile WAP or even SMS platform. In view of the instant, convenient and fast nature of mobile commerce, it is not difficult to imagine the huge potential for future development of this market.
In the past ten years, Wang Juntao has experienced ups and downs and rises in the e-commerce field. His rare concentration and persistence constitute a unique personal charm. Therefore, we have reason to expect and believe that 6688 and Wang Juntao, who are the first to take the lead, will open up another blue ocean in the mobile consumer market for China's e-commerce, which is in urgent need of a refresh.
Zhang Jigang
Reasons for selection: After achieving sales of over RMB 100 million in 2005, an increase of 280%, in 2006, Mingwan Company, the first domestic enterprise portal led by Zhang Jigang, continued to open high. Go ahead, the performance in the first half of 2006 has exceeded that of the whole year of 2005. At the same time, Mingwan has grown to 45 branches with more than 4,000 employees, and has grown into an IT service provider that provides one-stop services to Chinese enterprises nationwide. It is reported that due to the substantial improvement in performance, company scale, and product maturity, Mingwan's IPO plan has also been launched in advance.
Before founding Mingwan Company, Zhang Jigang founded two companies, China Business Information and China Enterprise Network, and brought them to the listing guidance period. In May 2004, Zhang Jigang founded Mingwan Company, and later launched Mingwan Intelligent Website, which is known as the fourth generation website building standard. In January 2005, Mingwan.com, the corporate portal of Mingwan, was officially launched. With this as the core, the number of websites of the "China Product Promotion Alliance" led by Mingwan quickly increased to 7,600, making it the largest industry promotion alliance in China. In August of the same year, Mingwan introduced a huge amount of venture capital from SoftBank Asia. In 2006, Mingwan launched an enterprise information portal product - Bafang Tongbao.
Because of Zhang Jigang's many successful entrepreneurial experiences, and because he was the first to create and successfully implement the one-to-one direct sales model on the Internet, Zhang Jigang is known as the "Godfather of China's Internet Marketing."
Cai Wensheng
Reason for selection: In August 2006, 265 Network founded by Cai Wensheng won the top two in "Qingwei - China's top 50 companies with the most investment value in 2006" Top ten. This time 265 Network won the title of the most valuable investment enterprise, which once again attracted people's attention to Cai Wensheng, a legend in the investment community. According to reports, 265 Network is one of the few Internet companies that can still maintain good profits for a long time after receiving financing. Therefore, 265 Network has always attracted the attention of VCs.
Cai Wensheng is a native of Shishi, Fujian. In his early years, he was engaged in the traditional clothing trade and the emerging real estate industry in his family business. In 1993, he went to Southeast Asia for development, mainly engaged in international trade. In 2000, Cai Wensheng returned to China and officially entered the Internet industry, quickly becoming the best domain name investment and strategy expert at home and abroad. In 2003, Cai Wensheng founded the website 265.com. Just one year later, 265.com became the leading Internet navigation website in China.
In August 2004, Cai Wensheng officially founded 265 Network Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd., and received investment from IDG in December of the same year.
Through website navigation, comprehensive search, mobile navigation, website alliance, interactive community, treasure hunt games and other products, 265 Network has built a comprehensive navigation portal. Its website services cover more than 50% of China's Internet users, and has become a domestic The computer homepage most used by users. Cai Wensheng also founded the YOK super search website, and served as director and consultant of leading domestic Internet companies such as zcom.com, chinabbs.com, chinaz.com, cncn.com and other positions.
Yu Fan
Reasons for selection: On July 31, 2006, Yu Fan, the "airborne soldier" two and a half years ago, was appointed as the general manager of China Enterprise Power Technology Group Co., Ltd.
IDC research report shows that China Enterprise Dynamics successfully ranked among the top ten in China's IT service market in the first half of 2006. At the same time, it ranked second in China's IT outsourcing service market for three consecutive years, maintaining an annual growth rate of 50%. growing up. In May 2006, following the extensive strategic alliance between China Enterprise Dynamics and well-known domestic and foreign companies such as Google, Lenovo, eBay, and IBM, China Enterprise Dynamics completed the strategic acquisition of Hongqi Chinese 2000 Company, the owner of the domestic open source office software RedOffice. , and integrate RedOffice into the business structure of China Enterprise Power, thereby extending its reach into the field of office suite applications. Also in 2006, China Enterprise Dynamics prepared to build a second large-scale IDC computer room based on the expansion of Netcom's IDC large-scale computer room, and launched a nationwide "Service Shinkansen" activity. As a phased deployment of the overall strategy of China Enterprise Dynamics' IT application services and e-commerce, Yu Fan, as the company's top decision-making management, has made outstanding contributions to the above-mentioned cooperation and acquisition arrangements.
Statistics show that China Enterprise Dynamics currently accounts for 7% of China’s IT outsourcing market share, 31.4% of China’s virtual host market share, 65% of China’s domain name registration market share, and China’s website construction market share. is 20%. By the end of 2006, China Enterprise Dynamics' business service network will have expanded to 75 cities across the country, with more than 7,000 employees and nearly 250,000 customers.
Yu Fan has worked in IT-related industries for more than 17 years. He has rich practical experience in strategic planning, marketing organization, service business development and enterprise operations, and has a deep understanding of the industry and market. In May 2004, Yu Fan joined China Enterprise Dynamics as deputy general manager, in charge of strategic planning and marketing work. At the end of 2005, he was appointed as executive deputy general manager by the company and was fully responsible for the company's strategic planning, strategic alliances, marketing organization and business area and Branch operations and management.