Tong Jinquan | |
Birth Place: | Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province, China |
Occupation: | Chairman, Summit Property Development |
Children: | 2 |
Tong Jinquan (; born 1954) is a Chinese businessman and real estate developer who is the chairman of Summit Property Development.
Tong was born in Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province, China[1] in 1954, the seventh of nine children of parents who ran a grocery store.[2]
Tong started work in 1975, at a local table tennis equipment factory. By 1983, Tong had become general manager at another sporting goods company. In 1992, Tong founded Summit Property Development in Shanghai, China.[1]
Tong's company, Summit, has invested more than US$1 billion in a commercial complex in Chengdu. He has significant stakes in three Singapore REITs: Viva Industrial, Cambridge Industrial, Sabana Shari'ah Compliant Industrial Trust, and Suntec. According to Forbes, Tong has a net worth of $4.7 billion, as of January 2015.[2]
Tong is married with two children and lives in Shanghai.[2]