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Ren Zhengfei
Founding Huawei and developing its telecommunications equipment business.
Telephone switches · Telecommunications research
- Born
- 25 October 1944
- Birthplace
- Zhenning, China
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Ren Zhengfei
Ren Zhengfei is a Chinese engineer and entrepreneur who founded Huawei in Shenzhen. The company grew from selling telephone switches into a major supplier of communications technology.
Early life
Teaching family
Grew up in Guizhou as the son of schoolteachers.
Technical studies
Studied at the Chongqing Institute of Civil Engineering and Architecture.
Career
- 1974
Engineering corps
Joined the military engineering corps as a technician on an industrial project.
- 1983
Civilian work
Moved into civilian employment after the corps was disbanded.
- 1987
Huawei
Founded the company in Shenzhen.
Companies & projects
Telephone switches
Huawei began by selling equipment before developing its own products.
Telecommunications research
Expanded the company’s engineering and domestic network equipment business.
International expansion
Huawei became a major global supplier of telecoms infrastructure.
Beyond work
Engineering background
His early work included automation equipment for a chemical fibre factory.
Family
His daughter Meng Wanzhou also became a senior Huawei executive.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Huawei biography ↗Photo: Georges Boulougouris. CC BY 4.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
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