{{Short description|Chinese businessman}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}} {{Family name hatnote|Li|lang=Chinese}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Li Ruigang | office = Honorary chair of the Shanghai Oriental Pearl Media | office2 = Chairman of the Shaw Brothers Holdings Limited | term_start2 = 25 October 2016 | predecessor2 = Allan Yap | office1 = Vice chair of the TVB | term_start1 = 17 October 2016 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1969|6|13}} | birth_place = Lanzhou, Gansu | module = {{Infobox Chinese|child=yes | t = 黎瑞剛 | s = 黎瑞刚 | order = st | p = Lí Ruìgāng }} | native_name_lang = zh | native_name = {{nobold|黎瑞刚}} }} '''Li Ruigang''' ({{zh|s=黎瑞刚}}; born 13 June 1969) is a Chinese businessman and media mogul. He was born in Lanzhou, Gansu province with his ancestral home in Zhongshan, Guangdong.
==Early life and education== Li obtained an MBA from Fudan University and went to Columbia University as a visiting scholar.
==Career== Li was president of the Shanghai Media Group from 2002 to 2011.
In 2011, Li was appointed as Deputy Secretary-General of the Shanghai Party Committee and Director of the Municipal Party General Office.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chen|first1=Frank |title=Li Ruigang: China's Rupert Murdoch comes to Hong Kong |url=https://www.ejinsight.com/eji/article/id/1572404/20170526-li-ruigang-china-s-rupert-murdoch-comes-to-hong-kong |access-date=14 December 2020 |work=ejinsight |publisher=Hong Kong Economic Journal |date=29 May 2017}}</ref>
Li is chair of China Media Capital<ref>{{cite news |last1=Frater |first1=Patrick |title=China Media Capital Raises $950 Million for Third Dollar Fund |url=https://variety.com/2020/biz/asia/li-ruigang-cmc-china-media-capital-third-dollar-fund-1203501923/ |access-date=14 December 2020 |work=Variety |date=12 February 2020}}</ref> which bought a stake in Manchester City football club.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Beyond The Studio: Li Ruigang, Shanghai's Media Maven |work=Forbes |date=October 2013 |first=Simon |last=Montlake |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/simonmontlake/2013/09/25/beyond-the-studio-li-ruigang-shanghais-media-maven}}</ref> He oversaw a mass media holding company that includes television stations, radio, newspapers, magazines, and Internet ventures. During his tenure revenue for the company expanded six-fold.<ref>{{cite web|last=Chao|first=Loretta|title=Shanghai Media Group's President Exits|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424053111904292504576484092872537466|work=The Wall Street Journal|date=2 August 2011|accessdate=8 June 2012}}</ref>
Li serves as a non-executive director of WPP.<ref name="wppboard">{{cite web|title=WPP leadership|url=http://www.wpp.com/wpp/about/whoweare/leadership/|website=WPP|accessdate=3 August 2017}}</ref>
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==External links== *[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/1241184/Li-Ruigang Britannica entry]
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Li, Ruigang}} Category:1969 births Category:Living people Category:Fudan University alumni Category:Chinese corporate directors Category:Businesspeople from Shanghai
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