Li Ruigang

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Li Ruigang
Honorary chair of the Shanghai Oriental Pearl Media
Vice chair of the TVB
Incumbent
Assumed office
17 October 2016
Chairman of the Shaw Brothers Holdings Limited
Incumbent
Assumed office
25 October 2016
Preceded byAllan Yap
Personal details
Born (1969-06-13) June 13, 1969 (age 55)
Lanzhou, Gansu

Li Ruigang (Chinese: 黎瑞剛; born 13 June 1969) is a Chinese businessman and media mogul. He was born in Lanzhou, Gansu province with his ancestral home in Zhongshan, Guangdong.

Early life and education

Li obtained an MBA from Fudan University and went to Columbia University as a visiting scholar.

Career

Li was president of the Shanghai Media Group from 2002 to 2011.

In 2011, Li was appointed as Deputy Secretary-General of the Shanghai Party Committee and Director of the Municipal Party General Office.

Li is chair of China Media Capital which bought a stake in Manchester City football club. He oversaw a mass media holding company that includes television stations, radio, newspapers, magazines, and Internet ventures. During his tenure revenue for the company expanded six-fold.

Li serves as a non-executive director of WPP.

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