Mr. Li Jinyuan, the Chairman of Tiens Group
Mr. Li Jinyuan was born in 1958 in Cangzhou, an ancient city in northern China. When he was young, he was full of dreams, pursuits, persistence and determination. At the time China was carrying out the Policy of Reform and Opening Up, Mr. Li Jinyuan successively devoted himself to gaining experience in enterprise operation and laying the foundation for his forthcoming success. After being in business for several years, Mr. Li Jinyuan incorporated Tiens Group Co., Ltd in 1995. Tiens Group Co., Ltd. ("Tiens Group") entered the international market in 1997. Today Tiens Group has become a multinational conglomerate, boasting of industrial capital, trading capital and financial capital. Its businesses cover fields like biotechnology, health management, hotel and tourism industry, educational training, e-commerce, finance investment and real estate, etc. And with its business reaching over 190 countries, Tiens Group has set up branches in 110 countries & regions and has established strategic alliances with top-rank enterprises from many countries. TIENS has emerged as a global company, and is a pioneer and innovator in the direct selling industry.
Mr. Li Jinyuan proposed four theories, i.e., Six-Network Interaction Theory, New Swap and Alternative Theory, and Operation and Consumption Makes More Wealth to direct the growth of TIENS.
Mr. Li Jinyuan proposed four theories, i.e., Six-Network Interaction Theory, New Swap and Alternative Theory, and Operation and Consumption Makes More Wealth to direct the growth of TIENS.
With a business philosophy of Serving Society by Restoring Health to Mankind, Mr. Li Jinyuan has always kept corporate social responsibility uppermost in his mind. Combining enterprise development with national demand and social interest will no doubt bring benefits to society. Mr. Li Jinyuan founded TIENS Meijing International Charitable Foundation with 800 million Hong Kong dollars in 2003, which aims to raise funds for public welfare. He donated RMB 3 million in cash and healthcare products and RMB 42 million to fight SARS in 2003, RMB 10 million to the Chinese Red Cross Foundation to found TIENS Charity Fund in 2005, RMB 30 million to found Li Jinyuan Charity Foundation in 2007 which was officially instigated under The China Charity Federation (CCF), and donated more than RMB 23 million to the victims of Wenchuan earthquake disaster area in 2008. RMB 100 million was donated to cure chidren who get congenital heart disease. In 2009, RMB 1 million was donated to China Foundation for Justice& Courage and in 2010 the first donation to Yushu Disaster Area of Qinghai includes money and materials valued RMB 7 million. Study prosperity, educations support, poverty alleviation and distress relief and etc. So far, Chairman Li Jinyuan has donated more than 1.5 billion RMB to public charities.
Mr. Li Jinyuan believes that promoting the development of China's education is the best way to repay the motherland and society. Mr. Li Jinyuan invested millions of RMB to build Tianshi College at the time TIENS was founded, at a time when a great deal of capital was urgently needed for TIENS development. The college, formally approved by the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China (PRC) in 1999 and to be upgraded as undergraduate academy in 2008, is the only privately-owned college in Tianjin. So far, Mr. Li Jinyuan has invested a total of RMB 670 million in constructing Tianshi college, and he plans to keep on investing. Embracing the national policy of Binhai New Area development, he plans to establish an international modern university with an area of 3.2 square kilometres and a construction area of two million and one hundred thousand square meters that accommodate 30,000 students with 20 faculties and 120 majors.
Due to his outstanding contributions to society, Mr. Li Jinyuan was granted the title "2010 China Most Philanthropic Entrepreneur", "Global Top 10 Most Influential Chinese Champions", "China Paragon Character for Nation Comity and Progress", "China Top 10 Coaching Entrepreneur", "China 2008 Top 10 Commonwealth Exemplar", "Asian 2008 Brand Annual Man of the Year", "China Most Responsible Entrepreneur for Society", "China Outstanding Contribution Award in Philanthropy", "China Advanced Character for Nation Comity", "Honorary Doctor in U.N. Institute for Ecology and Life Sciences", "Chinese Business Leader With Outstanding Contribution in Asia-pacific Economy", "International Insignia for Outstanding Chinese", "China Top 10 Outstanding Economic Talents" and many other honors.
27th July, 2011