Ji Qi

Ji Qi is the founder and executive chairman of hotel chain Huazhu Group, one of China's biggest multi-brand hotel chain management groups.Huazhu Group, whose shares trade on the Nasdaq, was known as China Lodging Group until June 2018; Ji Qi owns a 37% stake. Huazhou Group operates some 3,800 hotels in China under a variety of brands, with a focus on the budget and midscale segments.Ji also cofounded China's leading travel booking site Ctrip.com.