
Cao Renxian
Chief Executive Officer, Sungrow Power Supply
$8.58B
$30.1M (0.4%)
as of 09/07/26
About Cao Renxian
Cao Renxian is the chairman and CEO of Sungrow, which makes renewable energy products such as solar PV inverters, wind power converters and energy storage products.
Coming from an impoverished rural family in Hangzhou, Cao got his bachelor's and master's degrees in industrial automation from the Hefei University of Technology.
After spotting opportunities in the renewable energy market, he founded in 1997 Sungrow while teaching at his alma mater.
Today, the Shenzhen-listed company also sells its products in global markets including the Middle East, Southeast Asia and the U.S.
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People's Republic of ChinaSource of wealth
Photovoltaic equipmentResidence
Hefei, People's Republic of ChinaMarital status
MarriedBirth date
07/24/68 (age 58)Self-made
self-madeCao Renxian’s fortune is worth

143K
troy ounces of gold

132K
median U.S. household

86K
median U.S. income

0.172%
U.S. credit card volume

0.034%
GDP of the United States

0.025%
United States debt
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SHENZHEN | 300274-CN
Sungrow Power Supply Co., Ltd.SHENZHEN | 300274-CN
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