Henry Chow (周偉焜)
Company: IBM Greater China Group (IBM 大中華區(qū))
Industry: Technology and consulting
Position: Former CEO
Age: 65
The past 15 years witnessed the fast expansion of multinationals in China and Henry Chow is undoubtedly a representative figure of this period. As one of the founders of IBM Greater China Group, Chow witnessed the tech giant's tremendous growth in the local market. Chow positioned China as a strategic market for IBM as well as introduced many global resources into the Chinese market, which led and promoted the innovation of the entire information technology industry of the country.