Ding Lei (businessman, born 1963)

Not to be confused with Ding Lei, the founder and CEO of NetEase.
In this Chinese name, the family name is Ding.
Ding Lei
丁磊
BornOctober 1963
Ningbo, Zhejiang, China
NationalityChinese
Other namesDavid Ding
EducationFudan University (BS, MS)
China Europe International Business School (EMBA)
Occupation(s)Chairman, CEO[1] and founder, Human Horizons[2]

Ding Lei (Chinese: 丁磊; pinyin: Dīng Lěi; born October 1963;[3] also known as David Ding[4]) is a Chinese automotive industry businessman. He is the founder of Shanghai-based electric vehicle companies Human Horizons (since 2017) and HiPhi (since 2019).[5][6]

Previously, he served as vice chairman of LeSEE electric car company from 2015 to 2017, deputy district mayor of Pudong New District from 2013 to 2015, and vice president of Shanghai Automotive Group and general manager of Shanghai General Motors from 2007 to 2011.[7][8][9]

  1. ^ "Shanghai's Human Horizons unveils a 5G-V2X-enabled electric, luxury SUV". SAE International. August 6, 2019.
  2. ^ "Human Horizons Founder Ding Lei on Tesla". Bloomberg. November 23, 2018.
  3. ^ "Former SAIC-GM president joins LeTV Super Car". chinaautoreview.com. September 15, 2015.
  4. ^ "Bosch, Human Horizons to cooperate on Battery-in-the-Cloud technology". Xinhuanet.com. Feb 21, 2020. Archived from the original on March 26, 2020.
  5. ^ Andrew J. Hawkins (July 17, 2018). "As Tesla makes plans in China, this $4-billion competitor is gearing up there". Los Angeles Times.
  6. ^ "LeTV Taps Former Shanghai GM President for Electric Car Project". Bloomberg News. September 10, 2015.
  7. ^ Alysha Webb (December 11, 2007). "GM brings OnStar telematics service to China". Automotive News.
  8. ^ "LeEco co-founder and CEO Ding Lei resigns". Duowei News. December 30, 2016.
  9. ^ "Pudong New Area was established fifteen years Where have the governors gone?". Lianhe Zaobao. Ta Kung Pao. September 13, 2015.