Founder Group
Founder Group (方正集团) is a major Chinese technology conglomerate that deals with information technology, pharmaceuticals, real estate, finance, and commodities trading. It is divided into five major industry groups, each covering a separate industry: PKU Founder IT Group (IT), PKU Healthcare Group (healthcare and pharmaceuticals), PKU Resource Group (real estate), Founder Financial (finance), and Founder Commodities (commodities trading). The group has been coping with bankruptcy since 2020, when the Beijing No.1 Intermediate People's Court announced the recognized leader during the restructuring.
| Company type | Government-owned corporation |
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| Industry | IT Pharmaceuticals Real estate Finance Commodities trading |
| Founded | 1986 |
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| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Revenue | 133,273,930,000 renminbi (2018) |
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Number of employees | 35,000 |
| Parent | Peking University |
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| Website | founder.com |
Founder Group was established by Peking University in 1986. It currently has six public companies listed in stock exchanges of Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Hong Kong, and more than 80 independently funded enterprises and joint ventures. Founder's motto is "世界在变 创新不变" (shì jiè zài biàn, chuàng xīn bu biàn), which roughly translates to "The world is changing; innovation is not". The company is currently moving to establish itself as a computer chip designer. Founder are also owners of the largest mall in the world, New South China Mall, acquired from Dongguan Sanyuan Yinghui Investment & Development which had run the mall extremely poorly.