Jia Yueting

In this Chinese name, the family name is Jia (贾).
Jia Yueting
Born (1973-12-15) December 15, 1973 (age 50)
Xiangfen, Shanxi, China
NationalityChinese
Other namesYT Jia
EducationShanxi Provincial Finance and Taxation Vocational College
OccupationBusinessman
Known forFounder and CPUO(Chief product and User Ecosystem Officer),[1] Faraday Future, Founder and Ex-CEO, LeEco
Board member of
Faraday Future
Spouse
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(m. 2008⁠–⁠2020)​
Children3
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese贾跃亭
Traditional Chinese賈躍亭
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinJiǎ Yuètíng

Jia Yueting (Chinese: 贾跃亭; born 15 December 1973, YT Jia)[2][3] is a Chinese businessman who is the founder of Leshi Holding Group and the former CEO of Faraday Future.[4][5][6] He previously founded LeEco and the Le.com subsidiary LeSports, and is the former chairman and CEO of Le.com as well as the former chairman of both Coolpad Group and Sinotel Technologies.

Jia has been involved in several financial controversies related to his companies. In October 14, 2019, he filed for bankruptcy with a personal debt of over USD $3.6 billion.[7]

  1. ^ "The man responsible for the BMW i8 is taking over as CEO of Faraday Future". 3 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Court file". Sohu.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Electrek-2017-12-20 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "China's disgraced Leshi sees US$1.8 billion loss for 2017". Asia Times. February 1, 2018.
  5. ^ "Nobody Wants to Buy Disgraced Entrepreneur Jia Yueting's Beijing Mall". Caixin. January 9, 2019.
  6. ^ "Embattled LeEco Founder Defies Beijing Order to Return to China". The Hollywood Reporter. January 2, 2018.
  7. ^ O'Kane, Sean (October 14, 2019). "Faraday Future founder files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy". The Verge. Retrieved October 20, 2019.