Wang Yilin

Wang Yilin
王宜林
Chairman of China National Petroleum Corporation
In office
May 2015 – January 2020
Preceded byZhou Jiping
Succeeded byDai Houliang
Chairman of PetroChina
In office
May 2015 – January 2020
Preceded byZhou Jiping
Succeeded byDai Houliang
Chairman of CNOOC Limited
In office
April 2011 – April 2015
Preceded byFu Chengyu
Succeeded byYang Hua
Chairman of China National Offshore Oil Corporation
In office
April 2011 – April 2015
Preceded byFu Chengyu
Succeeded byYang Hua
Personal details
BornSeptember 1956 (age 68)
Ganyu County, Jiangsu, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party (expelled in 2024)
Alma materChina University of Petroleum

Wang Yilin (Chinese: 王宜林; pinyin: Wáng Yílín; born September 1956) is a Chinese business and oil magnate who was the chairman of the Board of China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) and the chairman of the Board of PetroChina.

Wang, as the country's most influential business leader, has accompanied Chinese Communist Party general secretary Xi Jinping during many state visits, including to the UK, France, Kazakhstan, Russia, UAE etc.[1][2][3][4]

  1. ^ Wang Yilin (2016-07-28). "Wang Yilin". Cnpc.com.cn. Retrieved 2016-08-27.
  2. ^ "Wang Yilin". Petrochina.com.cn. Retrieved 2016-08-27.
  3. ^ Aibing Guo (2015-05-02). "Cnooc's Wang Said to Return to CNPC Amid Leadership Shuffle". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2016-08-27.
  4. ^ Yilin Wang. "Yilin Wang: Executive Profile & Biography - Businessweek". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2016-08-27.