Kate Wang

Kate Wang (Chinese: 汪莹; pinyin: Wāng Yíng[1]) is a Chinese billionaire businesswoman. She is the founder of a Chinese vaping company RLX Technology.[2]

Kate Wang
Born
Wang Ying
EducationXi'an Jiaotong University (BS)
Columbia Business School (MBA)
Occupationbusinesswoman
Known forco-founding RELX Technologies

Early life and career

She received a Bachelor of Science degree from the Xi'an Jiaotong University and Master of Business Administration from Columbia Business School.[2]

Kate worked for Procter & Gamble's office in Guangzhou after graduating from college, before co-founding her own investment firm in Hong Kong.[3] She also worked at Bain & Company between 2013 and 2014.[4] She was the head of Uber China from 2013 to 2016, before moving to DiDi.[4] She formed Relx Technology in 2018.[4]

As of April 2021, her net worth was estimated at US$5 billion by Forbes.[5]

References
  1. "2021福布斯 - 最新热门榜单 - 人 - 福布斯中国". www.forbeschina.com. Forbes China. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  2. "Kate Wang". Forbes. Archived from the original on May 26, 2021.
  3. Tognini, Giacomo. "How This Chinese Vaping Billionaire Became One Of The World's Richest Women In Three Years". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-03-06.
  4. "Who is Kate Wang, China's Relx e-cigarette billionaire?". South China Morning Post. January 29, 2021.
  5. "Kate Wang". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-03-06.

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