Zhang Zhidong (張志東)

 

Zhang Zhidong [cnwnews.com]

Age: 39

Family wealth: 10 billion yuan

Company: Tencent

Title: Executive Director and Chief Technology Officer

Sector: Information Technology

Zhang Zhidong is an executive director and chief technology officer of the Tencent. Zhang with fellow billionaire Ma Huateng founded the company in 1999. Zhang has overall responsibilities for the development of the company's proprietary technologies, including the basic IM platform and massive-scale online application systems. The company's powerful "QQ" is China's most popular provider of online chat services. Zhang has a Bachelor of Science degree obtained in 1993 from Shenzhen University and a Master's degree in Computer Application and System Structure from South China University of Technology obtained in 1996.