Prior to joining Geely, he served as CFO for many other Chinese companies, including Sanpower Group, China Zenix Auto International Co., Ltd, Standard Water Ltd and Timeshare Media. He has been an Independent Non-Executive Director of ZhongAn Online P & C Insurance Co.,Ltd. Qudian and Shanghai International Port (Group) Co., Ltd. Mr. Li has been a Certified Public Accountant in the United States since 1995 and a Chartered Global Management Accountant. Mr. Li received a Bachelor’s degree in Economics in World Economy from Fudan University in 1989, a Master’s degree in Accounting from the University of Texas at Dallas in 1994 and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Chicago (Booth School of Business) in 2000 with dual concentrations in Finance and Entrepreneurship. 

The Geely Group is one of the leading automobile companies in the world and the largest privately owned automobile company in China. Headquartered in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, the Group became the first Chinese automobile company with significant overseas business. It has been a member of Fortune Global 500 for seven consecutive years, with current total assets of over GBP35.3bn and more than 120,000 employees.

The Group owns 3 key brands: Geely Auto, Volvo and LEVC under its three main subsidiaries, respectively, Geely Automobile in Hangzhou, China (a 44.72%-owned HK-listed company with a market capitalization of EUR 13.4bn), Volvo Car (100% owned) in Gothenburg, Sweden, and London Electric Vehicle Company (100% owned) in Coventry, UK. It is also the single largest shareholder of Daimler AG and AB Volvo. Other brands within its portfolio include Lynk & Co, Polestar, PROTON, Lotus, Yuan Cheng Auto and a roadable aircraft manufacturer Terrafugia.