Zheng Wu
Chief Executive Officer at Sun Media Investment Holdings Ltd.
Profile
Zheng Wu was the founder of Tidetime Sun (Group) Ltd., founded in 1999, where he served as Chairman from 1999 to 2007.
He is also the founder of Sun Seven Stars Investment Group Ltd., founded in 1999, where he currently holds the position of Chairman & Chief Executive Officer.
In 2007, Dr. Wu founded Sun Seven Stars Media Group Ltd., where he currently serves as Co-Chairman & Chief Executive Officer.
Dr. Wu is also the founder of Sun Media Investment Holdings Ltd.
Dr. Wu's current job(s) include being the Chief Executive Officer of CTC Life Sciences, Inc., Chairman of Sunshine Hongyan Investment Business Group, Director of Zhiding Yuemei Technology Co., Ltd., and Professor-International Communication Center at Tsinghua University.
Dr. Wu's former job(s) include being the Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of NextMart, Inc., Co-Chairman of SINA Corp., Non-Executive Chairman of Kew Media Group UK Holdings Ltd., Executive Chairman of Ideanomics, Inc., Chairman of Vidente Co., Ltd., Chairman of Ku6 Media Co., Ltd., Chairman of Enlighta, Inc., Chairman of BT Capital Global Ltd., Director of Broadcast International, Inc., Director of Shanda Interactive Entertainment Ltd., Director of Hurray!.
Holding Co. Ltd., Director of Sun 3C Media Plc, Non-Executive Director of CEC Unet Plc, Independent Director of Hurray Solutions Ltd., Director-Finance & Business Development of The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Director of Zhejiang Semir Garment Co., Ltd., Director of Museum of TV & Radio, and Director of Shanda Group Pte Ltd.
He also served as Chief Operating Officer of Asia Television Ltd.
from 1998 to 1999.
Dr. Wu's education history includes a graduate degree from the University of Washington in 1993, an undergraduate degree from Culver-Stockton College in 1990, and a doctorate degree from Fudan University in 2001.
Zheng Wu active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Sun Media Investment Holdings Ltd.
 Sun Media Investment Holdings Ltd. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Sun Media Investment Investment (a/k/a 'Sun Media Investment' or 'the Group') is one of China's largest privately-run media enterprises with a net asset value of several billion RMB. The Company was recognized as China's most profitable private media company in 2004 and 2005 by Media Magazine. And it was ranked first and second in the overall performance rankings of Media Magazine in 2004 and 2005, respectively. Sun Media Investment was founded in 1999 by Dr. Bruno Wu, one of China's most prominent media entrepreneurs, and by his wife Yang Lan, one of China's most renown broadcast journalists and television hosts. Today, Sun Media Investment is a progressive and innovative media company with global reach and vision. The Group has a portfolio of media and technology investments that spans the Americas, the U.K., Ireland, Japan, Hong Kong and over 20 other countries and regions around the world. In total, Sun Media Investment maintains interests in over 30 companies and 60 media brands that together employee over than 1,000 professionals. It has been profitable since inception with zero debt. Outside of its profitable business activities, Sun Media Investment remains a leading promoter of charitable causes and philanthropic activity in China. The Group has a personal fund through which it provides financial support to various China-based poverty-relief and education initiatives. In addition, it often organizes charity events that promote cross-cultural understanding, the development of a modern civil society, the Arts and other social causes. As a result of its work in the social sector over the past eight years, Sun Media Investment has become a leading example of corporate social responsibility. SMIH has remained largely debt-free, and currently holds assets in excess of HK$2 billion (excluding shares of Sina.com). The total funds involved and the market value of the acquisitions and transactions undertaken by the Group and its advisory service are in excess of HK$40 billion. Presently, Sun Media Investment is launching a series of new business initiatives to increase its role on the global media stage, particularly in the new media and community media sectors. Sun's mission is to become the leading provider of digital community media and interactive marketing services for Chinese audiences globally. With a powerful brand and profitable track record to support its name, the Group is moving toward this goal step-by-step, milestone by milestone. | Chief Executive Officer | 2009-12-30 |
Sun Seven Stars Media Group Ltd.
 Sun Seven Stars Media Group Ltd. Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services Sun Seven Stars Media Group Ltd. provides social media marketing and advertising technology services. It engages in the private media and investment conglomerate business. The company is headquartered in Beijing, China. | Chief Executive Officer | 2006-12-31 |
CTC Life Sciences, Inc.
 CTC Life Sciences, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services CTC Life Sciences, Inc. operates as a medical, health, green, and clean technology and related asset digitization company. The company is headquartered in New York, NY. | Chief Executive Officer | - |
Sun Seven Stars Investment Group Ltd.
 Sun Seven Stars Investment Group Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Sun Seven Stars Investment Group Ltd. operates as a media and internet innovation investment group. The company was founded by Bruno Wu and Yang Lan in 1999 and is headquartered in Road Town, British Virgin Islands. | Chief Executive Officer | 1998-12-31 |
| Tsinghua University | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
| Sunshine Hongyan Investment Business Group | Chairman | 2011-03-20 |
Zhiding Yuemei Technology Co., Ltd.
 Zhiding Yuemei Technology Co., Ltd. Hotels/Resorts/Cruise linesConsumer Services Zhiding Yuemei Technology Co., Ltd. engages in the management of hotel chain under the brands of Feng Ya Song, Johnson, Fanyue, Yolanda, and Wangke. It also offers SaaS services to hotels, including comprehensive brand standardization system, intelligent hotel renovation solutions, online marketing service systems, hotel supplies supply chains, comprehensive operational guidance, and multi-channel promotion. The company is headquartered in Beijing, China. | Director/Board Member | 2022-07-31 |
Former positions of Zheng Wu
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| IDEANOMICS, INC. | Chief Executive Officer | 2018-11-11 |
| VIDENTE CO., LTD. | Chairman | 2016-12-31 |
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Training of Zheng Wu
| University of Washington | Graduate Degree |
| Culver-Stockton College | Undergraduate Degree |
| Fudan University | Doctorate Degree |
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Linked companies
| Listed companies | 5 |
|---|---|
| NEXTMART, INC. | Commercial Services |
| IDEANOMICS, INC. | Consumer Durables |
| VIDENTE CO., LTD. | Consumer Durables |
| ENLIGHTA INC. | Health Technology |
| ZHEJIANG SEMIR GARMENT CO., LTD. | Consumer Non-Durables |
| Private companies | 21 |
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Broadcast International, Inc.
 Broadcast International, Inc. Movies/EntertainmentConsumer Services Broadcast International, Inc. was provided video-powered broadcast solutions. The company was founded on January 12, 1983 and was headquartered in Salt Lake City, UT. | Consumer Services |
SINA Corp.
 SINA Corp. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services SINA Corp. engages in the provision of online and mobile media services. It operates through the following segments: SINA Portal, Weibo, and Others. The SINA Portal segment offers automobile, fast-moving consumer goods, Internet, financial, information technology, and telecommunication services. The Weibo segment focuses on the marketing and development of the social media platform, Weibo. The Others segment includes mobile value added services; and other services. The company was founded in March 1999 and is headquartered in Shanghai, China. | Technology Services |
Sun Media Investment Holdings Ltd.
Sun Media Investment Holdings Ltd. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Sun Media Investment Investment (a/k/a 'Sun Media Investment' or 'the Group') is one of China's largest privately-run media enterprises with a net asset value of several billion RMB. The Company was recognized as China's most profitable private media company in 2004 and 2005 by Media Magazine. And it was ranked first and second in the overall performance rankings of Media Magazine in 2004 and 2005, respectively. Sun Media Investment was founded in 1999 by Dr. Bruno Wu, one of China's most prominent media entrepreneurs, and by his wife Yang Lan, one of China's most renown broadcast journalists and television hosts. Today, Sun Media Investment is a progressive and innovative media company with global reach and vision. The Group has a portfolio of media and technology investments that spans the Americas, the U.K., Ireland, Japan, Hong Kong and over 20 other countries and regions around the world. In total, Sun Media Investment maintains interests in over 30 companies and 60 media brands that together employee over than 1,000 professionals. It has been profitable since inception with zero debt. Outside of its profitable business activities, Sun Media Investment remains a leading promoter of charitable causes and philanthropic activity in China. The Group has a personal fund through which it provides financial support to various China-based poverty-relief and education initiatives. In addition, it often organizes charity events that promote cross-cultural understanding, the development of a modern civil society, the Arts and other social causes. As a result of its work in the social sector over the past eight years, Sun Media Investment has become a leading example of corporate social responsibility. SMIH has remained largely debt-free, and currently holds assets in excess of HK$2 billion (excluding shares of Sina.com). The total funds involved and the market value of the acquisitions and transactions undertaken by the Group and its advisory service are in excess of HK$40 billion. Presently, Sun Media Investment is launching a series of new business initiatives to increase its role on the global media stage, particularly in the new media and community media sectors. Sun's mission is to become the leading provider of digital community media and interactive marketing services for Chinese audiences globally. With a powerful brand and profitable track record to support its name, the Group is moving toward this goal step-by-step, milestone by milestone. | Finance |
Shanda Interactive Entertainment Ltd.
 Shanda Interactive Entertainment Ltd. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Shanda Interactive Entertainment Ltd. Operates as an interactive entertainment media company offering online entertainment content on an integrated service platform. The firm offers its quality entertainment content through its subsidiaries and affiliates, including Shanda Games, Shanda Literature, Ku6, and other online community and business units. The company was founded by Tianqiao Chen and Qian Qian Luo in November 1999 and is headquartered in Shanghai, China. | Technology Services |
Hurray! Holding Co. Ltd.
 Hurray! Holding Co. Ltd. Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Hurray! Holding Co. Ltd. provides music and music-related products, such as ringtones, ringbacktones and truetones to mobile users over mobile networks and through the Internet in China. It also offers a range of other wireless value-added services, including games, pictures & animation, community and other media and entertainment services. Its wireless value-added services are offered through 2 mobile telecommunication platforms, 2.5G, which includes wireless application protocol, multimedia messaging service & Java and 2G, which include short message service, interactive voice response, and ring back tone. Its WAP services include ringtone and picture downloads, community services, games, entertainment & movies, jokes & horoscopes, relationship advice, animation & cartoons, mobile novels, local news & guides, news & finance and personal information management service. The company also designs, develops, sells and supports a services provisioning and management software, called VASPro. VASPro enables mobile operators to manage various functions related to the provision of 2.5G services by third party service providers through mobile operators’ WAP portals. The company is headquartered in Beijing, China. | Communications |
| Sun 3C Media Plc | Technology Services |
Tidetime Sun (Group) Ltd.
 Tidetime Sun (Group) Ltd. MiscellaneousMiscellaneous Tidetime Sun (Group) Ltd. Operates as an investment holding company. The company principally engaged in the media-related business includes program content production, which comprises the production and editing of drama and infotainment programs for television broadcast though its subsidiaries. It also engaged in the trading of multi-media products includes LCD TV and VCD. The firm was founded on October 30, 1992 and is headquartered in Hong Kong. | Miscellaneous |
Kew Media Group UK Holdings Ltd.
 Kew Media Group UK Holdings Ltd. Movies/EntertainmentConsumer Services Kew Media Group UK Holdings Ltd. owns and distributes films, television and digital assets. The firm operated through three segments: ContentFilm International, Fireworks International and Content Digital. The ContentFilm International segment provides high quality commercial feature films. The Fireworks International segment is an international television and digital distribution division. The Content Digital segment provides digital and Internet rights. The comapny was founded on May 19, 1993 and was headquartered in London, the United Kingdom. | Consumer Services |
Asia Television Ltd.
 Asia Television Ltd. BroadcastingConsumer Services Asia Television Ltd. provides television broadcasting and cable network services. The firm offers internet and satellite television. Its television programs include news, current affairs, documentaries, travelogue, infotainment, finance, healthcare, women, children, youth, senior citizen, culture, religion, drama, reality, and sports programs. The company was founded on May 29, 1957 and is headquartered in Hong Kong. | Consumer Services |
CEC Unet Plc
 CEC Unet Plc Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services CEC Unet Plc provided distribution and payment services for mobile telecommunications services. The company is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. | Commercial Services |
| Hurray Solutions Ltd. | |
Ku6 Media Co., Ltd.
 Ku6 Media Co., Ltd. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Ku6 Media Co., Ltd. is a holding company, which provides video-audio portals and online video-audio marketing platforms for brand advertising in China. It focuses on online brand Ku6 and online video website www.ku6.com, which provide video information services and entertainment to viewers in China. The company's online video portal offers news, reports and interactive entertainment programs and also provides a video platform for video sharing and watching UG. Its broad selection of online video content includes news, comedies, Channel V music videos, games, micro movies and sub-channels, such as entertainment, sports, finance, fashion, technology, automobile, education and others. The company formerly known as Hurray! Holding Co. Ltd. Ku6 Media was founded September 21, 1999 and is headquartered in Beijing, China. | Technology Services |
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
 The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences operates as a non-profit organization which is dedicated to the advancement of arts and sciences of television. It also promotes creative leadership for artistic, educational, and technical achievements within the television industry. The company was founded in 1955 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Commercial Services |
| Sunshine Hongyan Investment Business Group | |
| Museum of TV & Radio | |
Sun Seven Stars Investment Group Ltd.
Sun Seven Stars Investment Group Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Sun Seven Stars Investment Group Ltd. operates as a media and internet innovation investment group. The company was founded by Bruno Wu and Yang Lan in 1999 and is headquartered in Road Town, British Virgin Islands. | Technology Services |
Shanda Group Pte Ltd.
 Shanda Group Pte Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Shanda Group Pte Ltd. is an alternative investment manager based in Singapore, SG. and has subsidiaries in United States, British Virgin Islands, Hong Kong and Singapore. The Singaporean company was founded in 1999 by Chrissy Luo, Tianqiao Chen. Tianqiao Chen has been the CEO since 1999. | Finance |
BT Capital Global Ltd.
 BT Capital Global Ltd. Movies/EntertainmentConsumer Services BT Capital Global Ltd. provides video commerce and supply chain management service. The company is headquartered in Hong Kong. | Consumer Services |
Sun Seven Stars Media Group Ltd.
Sun Seven Stars Media Group Ltd. Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services Sun Seven Stars Media Group Ltd. provides social media marketing and advertising technology services. It engages in the private media and investment conglomerate business. The company is headquartered in Beijing, China. | Commercial Services |
CTC Life Sciences, Inc.
CTC Life Sciences, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services CTC Life Sciences, Inc. operates as a medical, health, green, and clean technology and related asset digitization company. The company is headquartered in New York, NY. | Technology Services |
Zhiding Yuemei Technology Co., Ltd.
Zhiding Yuemei Technology Co., Ltd. Hotels/Resorts/Cruise linesConsumer Services Zhiding Yuemei Technology Co., Ltd. engages in the management of hotel chain under the brands of Feng Ya Song, Johnson, Fanyue, Yolanda, and Wangke. It also offers SaaS services to hotels, including comprehensive brand standardization system, intelligent hotel renovation solutions, online marketing service systems, hotel supplies supply chains, comprehensive operational guidance, and multi-channel promotion. The company is headquartered in Beijing, China. | Consumer Services |
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