Henry Chow (周偉焜)

 Company: IBM Greater China Group (IBM 大中華區(qū))

Industry: Technology and consulting

Position: Former CEO

Age: 65

The past 15 years witnessed the fast expansion of multinationals in China and Henry Chow is undoubtedly a representative figure of this period. As one of the founders of IBM Greater China Group, Chow witnessed the tech giant's tremendous growth in the local market. Chow positioned China as a strategic market for IBM as well as introduced many global resources into the Chinese market, which led and promoted the innovation of the entire information technology industry of the country.