Dhanin Chearavanont

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Who is Dhanin Chearavanont?

The Chearavanont family is a Thai business family based in Bangkok, Thailand with ancestral roots in Shantou, China. As of Forbes 2013 List of World Billionaires, Dhanin Chearavanont is placed 58th with a net worth of $14.3 billion, making him the richest person in Thailand and in Southeast Asia, surpassing Robert Kuok of Malaysia.

Dhanin and family owns the Charoen Pokhphand Group. C.P. Group's holdings generated cumulative revenues of approximately $46.5 billion and holds about $50.1 billion in assets. It is the largest shareholder in Ping An Insurance, a Chinese life insurance company with $461 billion in assets.

Dhanin Chearavanont's father, Chia Ek Chor, and uncle, Chia Seow Hui, left China for Bangkok in the 1920s to begin selling seeds and agricultural chemicals. Their business diversified geographically across Asia, and vertically via a number of technology ventures and contract farming initiatives. In the 1980s, as China opened up to foreign firms, the Charoen Pokphand Group became the preferred partner for international brands such as Honda, Wal Mart, and Tesco.

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