Rank #1784
Jin Baofang
Net worth $2.3B
Solar panels · China
- Born
- Sep 01, 1952
- Age
- 73
- Source
- Solar panels
- Residence
- Xingtai, Hebei
- Citizenship
- China
- Marital status
- Married
- Children
- 2
- Education
- Associate in Arts/Science, Hebei Broadcast and Television University
Net worth over time
Biography
- Jin Baofang is the chairman and managing director of solar panel maker JA Solar Technology.
- Jin founded the company in 2005. Headquartered in Beijing, JA Solar has plants across China as well as in Southeast Asia, and is planning a $60 million one in Phoenix, Arizona.
- JA Solar initially went public on the Nasdaq in 2007 but was taken private in 2018 after a lackluster share performance.
- The company joined the Shenzhen Stock Exchange the following year through a backdoor listing.
- His daughter Junhui became a director of JA Solar in 2022; Tao Ran, husband of younger daughter Junmiao, also sits on the board.
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