Yu Huijiao
Yu Huijiao | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | People's Republic of China |
| Occupation | Chairman |
| Employer | Shanghai YTO Express |
| Spouse(s) | Chinese: 张小娟; pinyin: Zhāng Xiǎojuān |
Yu Huijiao (Chinese: 喻会蛟; pinyin: Yù Huìjiāo) is the founder and chairman of YTO Express (Chinese: 圆通快递), a Chinese express courier service.
Career
[edit]After the failure of his architecture firm, Yu founded a courier service to help pay his bankruptcy bills. Initially, he and his wife had 15 employees who delivered packages by bicycle in Tonglu County, near Hangzhou. As of 2017[update], YTO Express employs over 22 thousand people across mainland China and Hong Kong, with an annual net income of 1.4 billion RMB (~US$213 million). Yu remains chairman of the company.[1][2][3]
According to Forbes, Yu is personally worth US$3.4 billion as of 2017; however, the combined wealth of his immediate family is US$7.5 billion.[4][5] Forbes listed Yu's wife, Zhang Xiaojuan (Chinese: 张小娟), as the 12th richest self-made female billionaire in the world.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Wildau, Gabriel; Ma, Nan (14 April 2017). "How one Chinese rural county spawned four courier empires". Financial Times. Retrieved 2017-10-16.
- ^ Guest, Forbes. "Delivered to Riches: Yu Huijiao Makes China's Top 20 With YTO Express". Forbes. Retrieved 2017-10-16.
- ^ "YTO Express Group Co Ltd, 600233:SHH profile - FT.com". markets.ft.com. Retrieved 2017-10-16.
- ^ Schuman, Michael. "Yu Huijiao & family, $7.5 billion - pg.13". Forbes. Retrieved 2017-10-16.
- ^ "Yu Huijiao". Forbes. Retrieved 2017-10-14.
- ^ Sorvino, Chloe. "The World's 56 Self-Made Women Billionaires: The Definitive Ranking". Forbes. Retrieved 2017-10-17.