Li Ka-Shing
Li Ka-shing is a Hong Kong billionaire business magnate and philanthropist who serves as Senior Advisor to CK Hutchison Holdings Limited and CK Asset Holdings Limited. He led the CK Group for over 46 years as Chairman, building it into a global conglomerate spanning ports, retail, infrastructure, telecommunications, and property development across more than 50 countries. He is best known for founding Cheung Kong Industries in 1950 and growing it through acquisitions such as Hutchison Whampoa in 1979, and for establishing the Li Ka Shing Foundation in 1980. He retired as Chairman in May 2018, passing control to his son Victor Li.
“Stan Shih (Acer), Amadeo Giannini (Bank of America), Larry Hillblom (DHL), George Eastman (Kodak), Fred Smith (FedEx), Jerry Yang (Yahoo), Carlos Slim (América Móvil), Jorge Paulo Lemann (3G Capital), Aristotle Onassis (Olympic Maritime), Harland David Sanders (KFC), James Dyson, Lorenzo Zambrano (CEMEX), Jim Casey (UPS), Li Ka-Shing (CK Hutchison), Frank Lowy (Westfield), Alfred Krupp all lost parents in childhood or adolescence.”
Source→“Within three years, young Li had gone from sweeping factory floors to a star salesman.”
Source→“"Within three years, young Li had gone from sweeping factory floors to a star salesman."”
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