China’s Top 100 Businesswomen of 2021: Wang Laichun, Founder of Electronics Supplier Luxshare, Takes Top Spot

Forbes China published its 2021 Top 100 Businesswomen List last Monday in anticipation of International Women’s Day on March 8. There are 46 new names on the list this year, with most of the female executives involved in medicine and healthcare sectors.

The influential list ranks the business performance, market size and areas of innovation for the candidates’ firms.

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Wang Laichun, founder and chairwoman of electronics supplier Luxshare Precision, is ranked No. 1 on the list, followed by Cheng Xue, vice chairwoman of soy sauce maker Haitian Flavor and Wu Yajun, chairwoman of property developer Longfor Group Holdings.

Wang previously worked at Foxconn for nearly ten years before leaving to start her own business Luxshare, according to Forbes. The company has since expanded its business to include to consumer electronics, communications, automotive electronics and is a major Apple supplier. Luxshare was listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange in 2010 and is currently valued at 332 billion yuan ($51 billion).

The average age of the women on the list is 50, and more than half of them hold a master’s degree or above. A quarter of the executives on the list were educated overseas and most of them are based in either Shanghai or Beijing.

Here’s the full list:

1. Wang Laichun (王来春), Chairwoman and President of Luxshare Precision 
2. Cheng Xue (程雪), Vice Chairwoman of Haitian Flavor
3. Wu Yajun (吴亚军), Chairwoman of Longfor Group Holdings
4. Fan Hongwei (范红卫), Chairwoman and President of Hengli Petrochemical
5. Dong Mingzhu (董明珠), Chairwoman and President of Gree Electric
6. Zhou Qunfei (周群飞), Chairwoman of Lens Technology
7. Cao Xiaochun (曹晓春), Co-founder and President of Hangzhou Tigermed
8. Wang Fengying (王凤英), CEO of Great Wall Motor
9. Zhong Huijuan (钟慧娟), Chairwoman and CEO of Hansoh Pharmaceutical
10. Zhao Ning (赵宁), Vice President of WuXi AppTec 
11. Kelly Zhang Nan (张楠), CEO of ByteDance China
12. Wu Wei (武卫), CFO of Alibaba
13. Joey Wat Chui Yung (屈翠容), CEO of Yum China
14. Liu Chang (刘畅), Chairwoman of New Hope Group
15. Hu Yuhua (胡煜华), Global Vice President and China President of Texas Instruments
16. Zhao Yan (赵燕), Chairwoman and President of Bloomage BioTechnology
17. Li Qingping (李庆萍), Chairwoman of China CITIC Bank
18. Yang Huiyan (杨惠妍), Co-Chairperson of Country Garden
19. Jian Jun (简军), Chairwoman of Imeik Technology
20. Song Guangju (宋广菊), Chairwoman of Poly Real Estate
21. Zheng Bei (郑北), Co-founder and Vice President of Pharmaron Beijing
22. Louisa Cheang Wai-wan (郑惠敏), Vice Chairwoman and CEO at Hang Seng Bank
23. Tan Lixia (谭丽霞), Vice Chairwoman of Haier Electronics Group
24. Wang Jingying (王静瑛), Chairwoman and CEO of Starbucks China
25. Li Ni (李旎), Vice Chairwoman and COO of Bilibili
26. Zhang Zhiping (张志萍), President of Beijing Oriental Yuhong Waterproof Technology
27. Qian Jinghong (钱静红), Co-founder, Vice Chairwoman and CEO of Yadea 
28. Zhou Xiaoping (周晓萍), Chairwoman and President of Changzhou Xingyu Automotive Lighting Systems
29. Pan Dong (潘东), Chairwoman of Blue Moon
30. Zeng Fangqin (曾芳勤), Chairwoman and President of Lingyi iTech
31. Du Ying (杜莹), Chairwoman and CEO of Zai Lab
32. Feng Yuxia (冯宇霞), Chairwoman of JOINN Lab
33. Zhang Yan (张燕), President of Gaode Infrared
34. Dong Wei (董炜), Global Vice President and General Manager of Nike Greater China
35. Jiang Jinhua (姜瑾华), Vice Chairwoman and Vice President of Flat Glass
36. Ge Yue (葛越), Vice President and Managing Director of Apple Greater China 
37. Tao Haihong (陶海虹), President of NAURA Technology
38. Sun Wei (孙玮), CEO of China and Co-CEO of Asia Pacific for Morgan Stanley
39. Hui Wai Hing (许慧卿), Vice President of Man Wah Holdings
40. Wang Yi (王毅), President of Topchoice Medical Investment
41. Zhu Jurong (朱桔榕), Chairwoman of Hopson Development
42. Christine Lam Yuk-wah (林钰华), CEO of Citigroup China
43. Zhong Ruonong (钟若农), Chairwoman of Zhuzhou Hongda Electronics
44. Kong Weiwei (孔微微), Vice Chairwoman and Vice President of Focus Media
45. Wang Shumin (王淑敏), Chairman and President of Beimo Hi-Tech
46. Li Ying (李樱), Chairwoman and President of Sinotex Investment & Development
47. Mao Huihua (毛慧华), Co-founder, Deputy General Manager and Senior Vice President of CanSino Biologics
48. Chen Qiong (陈琼), President of Intco Medical Technology
49. Chen Lin (陈琳), Chairman of Zhongju High-Tech
50. Fu Fenfang (傅芬芳), President of Fujian Sunner Development
51. Zhang Yin (张茵), Chairwoman of Nine Dragons Paper
52. Lu Qianfang (陆倩芳), Vice Chairwoman of Agile Property
53. Sun Jie (孙洁), CEO of Trip.com Group
54. Zong Fuli (宗馥莉), President of Hongsheng Beverage Group
55. Xie Qirun (谢其润), Chairwoman of Sino Biopharmaceutical
56. Xu Yangyang (许阳阳), Vice President of Fujian Dali Group
57. Wang Jihua (王继华), Chairwoman of Guangzhou Wondfo Biotech
58. Hua Lirong (花莉蓉), Chairwoman and President of Zhejiang Jiuzhou Pharmaceutical
59. Wang Xiaowen (王晓雯), President of Overseas Chinese Town Limited
60. Li Hanqiong (李寒穷), Vice Chairwoman and President of Youngor Group
61. He Chunmei (何春梅), Chairwoman of Sealand Securities
62. Liang Qin (梁勤), Chairwoman of Yangzhou Yangjie Electronic Technology
63. Zhang Ning (张宁), Chairwoman of Red Avenue New Materials
64. Wu Lanlan (吴兰兰), Vice Chairwoman and Vice President of Shenzhen Yuto Packaging
65. Sun Dan (孙丹), Global Vice President and President of Seagate Technology China
66. Dai Shan (戴珊), President of B2B Business at Alibaba
67. Zhang Jiayin (张家茵), CEO of McDonald’s China
68. Xu Zhaohui (徐朝晖), Chairwoman of Western Securities
69. Cheng Shu’e (程树娥), Executive Director of Xinyi Energy
70. Mei Dong (梅冬), Executive President of Bosideng
71. Wang Fang (王芳), President of First Capital Securities
72. Tang Lu (唐璐), Vice Chairwoman of Sichuan Teway Food Group
73. Susanna Hui Hon-hing (许汉卿), Managing Director of Hong Kong Telecom
74. Zhou Xiaping (周霞萍), Gobal Senior Vice President and President of Novo Nordisk Greater China
75. Shen Haibin, (沈海斌), Vice Chairwoman and President of Meyer Optoelectronic Technology
76. Yang Ningning (杨宁宁), President of Joyoung
77. Ma Qing (马清), Executive Vice President and Director of Human Resources of Siemens Greater China
78. Zhu Wenjin (朱文瑾), President of Chinalin Securities
79. Ma Xiaoyun (马晓云), CFO of Schneider Electric Group China
80. Wang Jia (王佳), Chairwoman and President of Venustech
81. Zhou Yifeng (周一峰), Chairwoman of Oriental Energy
82. Jennie Li Jie (李洁), Vice President and President of Emerson China
83. Fan Minhua (范敏华), Chairman and President of Plymouth Pharmaceuticals
84. Wang Ping (王萍), Chairman and President of Lianhe Chemical Technology
85. Fan Xiulian (范秀莲), President of Haisco Pharmaceutical Group
86. Li Tan (李坦), Co-founder and Deputy General Manger of Shenzhen Hepalink Pharmaceutical
87. Ulrich Li Jing (李晶), Vice Chairwoman of Asia Pacific at J.P. Morgan Chase Bank
88. Liu Ying, (刘樱), Chairwoman of Zhangjiang Hi-Tech
89. Ma Xiuhui (马秀慧), Founder and President of Opple Lighting 
90. Zhou Hong (周虹), President of Roche Pharmaceuticals China
91. Chen Lin (陈琳), Chairwoman of CSG Holding
92. Zhang Ying (张颖), President of Novartis Pharmaceuticals China
93. Wang Jianjun (王建军), Chairwoman of Oriental Pearl TV
94. Lei Jufang (雷菊芳), Chairwoman of Cheezheng Tibetan Medicine
95. Zhang Jing (张竟), President of Inner Mongolia Jinyu Group
96. Qiao Jian (乔健), Senior Vice President and Chief Strategic Marketing Officer of Lenovo Group
97. Zhang Min (张敏), Vice Chairwoman of Huazhu Hotels Group
98. Zhuang Jianhua (庄建华), President of Ecovacs Robotics
99. Zhu Linyao (朱林瑶), Chairwoman and CEO of Huabao International
100. Chen Rong (陈蓉), Co-General Manager of OneConnect Financial Technology