Wang Tiankai
Wang Tiankai was a Chinese engineer, business executive, and senior official in China's textile and state-owned enterprise sectors. He served as chairman of the, president and party secretary of the China National Textile and Apparel Council, and president of the International Textile Manufacturers Federation.
He was also an invited vice president of the China Enterprise Confederation and China Enterprise Directors Association. A member of the Chinese Communist Party since December 1979, he held a senior engineer title and held multiple vice-ministerial positions during his career.
Early life
Wang Tiankai was born in May 1946 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. He joined the workforce in July 1969, initially working in a military-run farm during the Cultural Revolution.Career
In 1972, he began his professional career in the textile industry as a technician in a cotton mill in Weinan, Shaanxi. Over the following decades, he rose steadily through the ranks in Shaanxi's provincial textile administration, serving as deputy director of the Planning and Infrastructure departments of the Shaanxi Textile Industry Corporation, and later as deputy general manager and a party committee member.By the early 1990s, Wang had transitioned to national-level responsibilities. In November 1991, he was appointed Director of the Department of Science and Technology Development under the Ministry of Textile Industry. He subsequently served as Director of the Planning and Development Department of the China National Textile Council, and later as deputy director and party member of the National Textile Industry Bureau.
In November 2000, Wang was appointed chairman of the supervisory board for Key Large State-Owned Enterprises under the State Council. From December 2002 to July 2008, he held leadership positions at China Hi-Tech Group Corporation, serving successively as general manager, chairman, and party secretary.
In November 2011, he was appointed president of the China National Textile and Apparel Council, a national industry organization. In October 2014, he became president of the International Textile Manufacturers Federation, reflecting his prominence in the global textile industry. Wang was also a member of the 11th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.