Zhang Zhigang

Zhang Zhigang is a Chinese engineer and executive who is the current chairman of the State Grid Corporation of China, in office since March 2024.
Zhang is an alternate of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.

Biography

Zhang was born in November 1964, and graduated from Tsinghua University. He entered the workforce in July 1987. He served as deputy general manager of the State Grid Corporation of China in September 2017, and in May 2021 was promoted to the general manager position. On 27 March 2024, he rose to become chairman of the State Grid Corporation of China, succeeding Xin Bao'an.