Lai Guochuan | |
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| Born | 1974 (age 49–50) Meizhou, Guangdong, China |
| Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur, Investor |
| Organization | Founder & Director of Yunyi Guokai (Shanghai) Sports Development Limited |
| Known for | Former controlling shareholder of West Bromwich Albion F.C. |
| Predecessor | Jeremy Peace |
Lai Guochuan (Chinese: 赖国传; pinyin: Lài Guóchuán; born 1974) is a Chinese businessman and investor.
Lai is the controlling shareholder and director of private investment firm Yunyi Guokai (Shanghai) Sports Development Limited, founded to take the majority shareholding of English football club West Bromwich Albion. His time as controlling shareholder of the club was marked by several controversies and fan protests.
Lai gained his wealth through his position as general manager and shareholder of Palm Eco-Town Development Company, which developed from a small plant nursery business into China's largest landscape development and construction firm over his two decades of stewardship. Following his departure from Palm, Lai focused on private investment, but remains heavily connected to the company and serves as a director of a number of its subsidiaries.[1]