Zhong Shanshan

Zhong Shanshan chairs Nongfu Spring, one of China's largest beverage companies. Hangzhou-born Zhong dropped out of elementary school during China's chaotic Cultural Revolution.He later worked as a construction worker, a newspaper reporter and a beverage sales agent before starting his own business.Zhong also controls vaccine maker Beijing Wantai Biological Pharmacy, which is applying to go public in China in 2019.