H. Roger Wang (born 1948/49) is a Chinese-American businessman. He is the chairman and former chief executive officer (CEO) of the Golden Eagle International Group.
Biography
Early life
H. Roger Wang was born in 1948 in mainland China. His parents moved to Taiwan shortly after his birth. Wang immigrated to the United States from Taiwan in the 1970s. In 1973, he received a Master of Business Administration degree from Southeastern Louisiana University. In 2009, he was recognized as the university’s Alumnus of the Year.
Career
He returned to China in 1992 and founded the Golden Eagle International Group in Nanjing, starting by building a tower and opening a department store. The company became a conglomerate specializing in many things ranging from real estate development and automotive maintenance. He founded the Golden Eagle Retail Group in 1995 to operate department stores within China, particularly Jiangsu province; the retail Group became public on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 2006, ticker 3308, with Wang as the main shareholder.
He was featured in Forbes’ List of billionaires (2007) and The Forbes 400 Richest Americans.
As of August 2016, Wang is the chairman of Golden Eagle. He is the former CEO, and Su Kai has been CEO since August 2014.
Philanthropy
He made a large charitable contribution to The Huntington Library in San Marino, California.
Personal life
Wang is married to Vivine Wang. They have two daughters, Janice and Dorothy Wang. He splits his time between China and Beverly Hills, California.
H. Roger Wang has an estimated net worth of $4 billion.
H. Roger Wang is currently the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Golden Eagle International Group which was founded in 1992 in China. After obtaining his master’s degree in business administration from the Southeastern Louisiana University, Roger Wang moved to China and began making wealth. From a department store, the company has developed into a conglomerate which specializes in a wide range of business including automotive maintenance and real estate development.
He also founded the Golden Eagle Retail Group which operate many department stores in China. In 2006, it became public on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Roger Wang is one of Forbes richest Americans and he is the 276th richest billionaire in the world today.
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