Ding Lei (businessman, born 1963)

Not to be confused with Ding Lei, the founder and CEO of NetEase.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Ding.

Ding Lei
丁磊
Born	October 1963 Ningbo, Zhejiang, China
Nationality	Chinese
Other names	David Ding
Education	Fudan University (BS, MS) China Europe International Business School (EMBA)
Occupation(s)	Chairman, CEO[1] and founder, Human Horizons[2]

Ding Lei (Chinese: 丁磊; pinyin: Dīng Lěi; born October 1963;^[3] also known as David Ding^[4]) is a Chinese automotive industry businessman. He is the founder of Shanghai-based electric vehicle companies Human Horizons (since 2017) and HiPhi (since 2019).^[5][6]

Previously, he served as vice chairman of LeSEE electric car company from 2015 to 2017, deputy district mayor of Pudong New District from 2013 to 2015, and vice president of Shanghai Automotive Group and general manager of Shanghai General Motors from 2007 to 2011.^[7][8][9]

Early life and education

Born in Ningbo, Zhejiang in October, 1963.^[10]

From Fudan University, Ding Lei received a Bachelor of Science with a major in nuclear engineering in 1985 and a Master of Science in solid-state physics in 1988.^[10] In 2003, he received an executive Master of Business Administration from China Europe International Business School.^[11]

Career

In 1988, Ding Lei joined Shanghai Volkswagen, where he served as an engineer in the Quality Assurance Department. In July 1997, he was appointed as the Deputy Manager of the Quality Assurance Department and the Head of the Quality Engineering Section at Shanghai General Motors. In October 1999, he became the Executive Director of the Purchasing Department at Shanghai General Motors. By January 2004, he had risen to the position of Deputy Manager of the Technical Quality Department at Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation. In January 2005, he assumed the role of General Manager at Shanghai General Motors. In November 2007, Ding Lei was appointed as the Vice President of Shanghai Automotive Group and General Manager of Shanghai General Motors.^{[12][13][14][15][16]}

From 2011 to 2015, Ding joined the Shanghai government departments and served as the Deputy Party Secretary and Executive Deputy Director of Shanghai Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park Management Committee (from February 2011 to August 2013),^[17] and as the deputy district mayor of Pudong New Area (from August 2013 to July 2015).^[18]

Since August 2017, Ding has been the Chairman of Human Horizons,^[19] as well as East Coast Capital.^[20]

References

1. "Shanghai's Human Horizons unveils a 5G-V2X-enabled electric, luxury SUV". SAE International. August 6, 2019.
2. "Human Horizons Founder Ding Lei on Tesla". Bloomberg. November 23, 2018.
3. "Former SAIC-GM president joins LeTV Super Car". chinaautoreview.com. September 15, 2015.
4. "Bosch, Human Horizons to cooperate on Battery-in-the-Cloud technology". Xinhuanet.com. Feb 21, 2020. Archived from the original on March 26, 2020.
5. Andrew J. Hawkins (July 17, 2018). "As Tesla makes plans in China, this $4-billion competitor is gearing up there". Los Angeles Times.
6. "LeTV Taps Former Shanghai GM President for Electric Car Project". Bloomberg News. September 10, 2015.
7. Alysha Webb (December 11, 2007). "GM brings OnStar telematics service to China". Automotive News.
8. "LeEco co-founder and CEO Ding Lei resigns". Duowei News. December 30, 2016.
9. "Pudong New Area was established fifteen years Where have the governors gone?". Lianhe Zaobao. Ta Kung Pao. September 13, 2015.
10. "周亚、丁磊任上海浦东新区副区长(简历)_中国经济网——国家经济门户". district.ce.cn. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
11. "Annual Alumni New Year's Concert & Award Ceremony" (PDF). China Europe International Business School. February 26, 2013.
12. "Loan for Shanghai VW". The New York Times. September 22, 1990.
13. "Shanghai GM Names New President". Ward's. Feb 23, 2011.
14. Yang Jian (August 5, 2019). "Former SAIC-GM execs unveil brand". Automotive News.
15. "SAIC Face High-Level Personnel Change". Sohu.com. March 3, 2011.
16. "City's Silicon Valley attracts talent with low-cost housing". Shanghai Daily. December 19, 2011.
17. "Notice on Appointment and Removal of Ding Lei and Others". pudong.gov.cn. 2013-10-23.
18. "Former SAIC-GM chief to run an EV company". Automotive News. September 15, 2015.
19. "Human Horizons unveils connected road demonstration". SAE International. January 22, 2019. Archived from the original on March 26, 2020. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
20. "Ding Lei "comes back" to form East Coast Capital". Ta Kung Pao. 2017-09-24.