Hu Baifan
$3.98B
as of 10/04/24
About Hu Baifan
Hu Baifan is the chairman of Shenzhen-listed Zhejiang NHU, one of the world's largest producers of vitamins A and E.
After graduation from college in 1982, Hu spent six years teaching chemistry at a remote vocational school in China.
With money borrowed from his fellow teachers, Hu in 1988 started a small factory to make industrial ethanol. That factory later expanded into ingredients for vitamins.
His younger brother, Hu Baiyan, is the company's vice chairman and chief executive.
Personal stats
Citizenship
People's Republic of ChinaSource of wealth
PharmaceuticalsResidence
Shaoxing, People's Republic of ChinaBirth date
10/01/62 (age 62)Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, Shaoxing University; Master of Business Administration, Zhejiang UniversitySelf-made
self-madeHu Baifan’s fortune is worth
66K
troy ounces of gold
61K
median U.S. household
40K
median U.S. income
0.08%
U.S. credit card volume
0.016%
GDP of the United States
0.012%
United States debt
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Financial assets
SHANGHAI | 601089-CN
Beijing Winsunny PharmaceuticalSHENZHEN | 002001-CN
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