Tao Jianxing, male, Han nationality, is a native of Dantu of Jiangsu province. He was born in 1953 and graduated from Nanjing University.
In 1987, he joined the Chunlan Group. When Tao joined Chunlan, Chunlan had just taken off, and it only had an asset of 10 million yuan. By the year 1998, Chunlan Group realized a business revenue of 18 billion yuan, of which, its industrial production value totaled 12 billion yuan.
Tao has been recognized for his many accomplishments on several occasions. He is an honorary member of the Board of Directors of Nanjing University.