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Ye Guofu

Chinese entrepreneur and businessman (born 1977)

Ye Guofu (Chinese: 叶国富; pinyin: Yè Guófù; born November 1977) is a Chinese billionaire entrepreneur who is the founder, chairman, and CEO of lifestyle retail group MINISO. Ye is the first Chinese person to own a chain store with extensive global presence.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Ye Guofu (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Nov 1977.¹

Companies

MinisoChief executive officer¹⁰
MinisoFounder¹⁰

Early life and education

Date not recordedZhongnan University of Economics and Law³

Career

Occupation: chief executive officer.⁶

Date not recordedFounded Miniso⁴
Date not recordedChief executive, Miniso⁵

Known for: Miniso.⁷

Personal life

BornNov 1977, Shiyan⁸
CitizenshipPeople's Republic of China⁹

Philanthropy

In early 2020, upon the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, Ye donated protective supplies and daily necessities worth 3 million yuan to his hometown Shiyan City in Hubei Province and advocated for more supplies from his peers as the chairman of Shiyan Chamber of Commerce in Shenzhen.