A highly-respected figure in the industry, Ren Zhengfei has proven to be an energetic and visionary entrepreneur throughout his reign at leading ICT solutions provider Huawei. Considered one of Asia’s most powerful businessmen, Zhenghfei founded Huawei in 1988 and managed to transform it into one of the biggest infrastructure manufacturers globally. The former director of the telecoms research division of China’s People’s Liberation Army spent almost $4bn on research and development to aid his company’s international expansion into smartphones, tablet computers and mobile devices, pushing the company to new technological heights.