Jia Tinggang, born in 1973, is vice president at state-owned industrial equipment giant Shanghai Electric. The company has listed shares on the mainland and in Hong Kong, and a market cap of $15.7 billion. Jia is the chairman of the company’s automation group.
Jia also serves as vice chairman of Shanghai-Fanuc Robotics, a joint venture between the Shanghai government and Japanese robotics conglomerate Fanuc. He has a doctorate in control science and engineering from East China University of Science and Technology.
