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In 1988, he became the first mainland educated Chinese person to work as a stock broker on [[Wall Street]]. |
In 1988, he became the first mainland educated Chinese person to work as a stock broker on [[Wall Street]]. |
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Huang and [[Chicago]]-based sports consultant Marc Ganis, founded Sportscorp China in 2002, a company that helps bridge sports and sponsorship deals between the United States and China. This enabled deals Chinese sponsorship deals with the [[Hosuton Rockets]] and the [[New York Yankees]]. |
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QSL was formed on the back of the success of the [[2008 Beijing Olympics]], to invest in the growing interest in sports in China. Huang introduced the [[Cleveland Cavaliers]] to [[Tsingtao Brewery]], which resulted in the recent historic agreement between the two.<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.greatlakesgeek.com/podaudio/bios/kenneth-huang.htm|title=Kenny HUANG Jian Hua|publisher=greatlakesgeek.com|accessdate=August 2, 2010}}</ref> |
QSL was formed on the back of the success of the [[2008 Beijing Olympics]], to invest in the growing interest in sports in China. Huang introduced the [[Cleveland Cavaliers]] to [[Tsingtao Brewery]], which resulted in the recent historic agreement between the two.<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.greatlakesgeek.com/podaudio/bios/kenneth-huang.htm|title=Kenny HUANG Jian Hua|publisher=greatlakesgeek.com|accessdate=August 2, 2010}}</ref> |
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In 2009, Huang and partner Adrian Cheng, who family controls the Hong Kong conglomerate New World Development invested in a 15% stake in the Cleveland Cavaliers.<ref name=NYTCavaliersInvest>{{citeweb|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/26/sports/basketball/26nba.html|title=Cavaliers Sell a Stake to Chinese Investors |publisher=New York Times|date=May 25, 2009|accessdate=August 2, 2010}}</ref> |
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Huang is also a partner at Aspen Infrastructure Investment Corporation, a New York-based company that invests in Chinese infrastructure projects, and says it has close ties to some of China’s state-owned companies.<ref name=NYTCavaliersInvest/> |
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Revision as of 13:23, 2 August 2010
Kenneth Huang Jian Hua is a Chinese businessman, Chairman of Hong Kong based QSL Sports Ltd.
Born in Guangzhou, China into a family with close business and government ties, he graduated in 1984 from Zhongshan University in 1984. Huang then pursued postgraduate studies at Columbia University and then obtained his Masters from St. John's University, before completing his MBA in financial management at New York University.
In 1988, he became the first mainland educated Chinese person to work as a stock broker on Wall Street.
Huang and Chicago-based sports consultant Marc Ganis, founded Sportscorp China in 2002, a company that helps bridge sports and sponsorship deals between the United States and China. This enabled deals Chinese sponsorship deals with the Hosuton Rockets and the New York Yankees.
QSL was formed on the back of the success of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, to invest in the growing interest in sports in China. Huang introduced the Cleveland Cavaliers to Tsingtao Brewery, which resulted in the recent historic agreement between the two.[1]
In 2009, Huang and partner Adrian Cheng, who family controls the Hong Kong conglomerate New World Development invested in a 15% stake in the Cleveland Cavaliers.[2]
Huang is also a partner at Aspen Infrastructure Investment Corporation, a New York-based company that invests in Chinese infrastructure projects, and says it has close ties to some of China’s state-owned companies.[2]
References
- ^ "Kenny HUANG Jian Hua". greatlakesgeek.com. Retrieved August 2, 2010.
- ^ a b "Cavaliers Sell a Stake to Chinese Investors". New York Times. May 25, 2009. Retrieved August 2, 2010.