Dong Mingzhu is Chairperson of the Board and President of Gree Electric Appliances Inc. of Zhuhai, a deputy to the 10th, 11th, 12th and 13th National People’s Congress, member of 10th, 11th and 12th Executive Committee of All-China Women’s Federation, member of Committee of Experts for the 13th Five-year Plan of National Development and Reform Commission, member Advisory Committee of All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, Messenger of UN Sustainable Urban Development and the First Rotating Chairperson of UNDP “Private Sector Advisory Board”. Her honors include three times of “CCTV China Economic Figure of the Year” and 13 times of “World’s 50 Most Powerful Business Women” ranked by the Fortune magazine of the US.

Founded in 1991, Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. of Zhuhai is one of the largest professional air conditioner manufacturer in the world, which integrates R&D, manufacturing, sales and services. As of May 2020, Gree has applied for 66,709 national patents, including 33,011 invention patents, and 2,107 international patents. Gree has developed 28 “world leading” technologies. On the list of China invention patents published by China National Intellectual Property Administration, Gree ranked No.6 in China and No.1 in the home appliances industry for its number of granted patents.