• Bloomberg
• BusinessWeek
• Business Exchange

Ren Zhengfei

Age: 65
President & CEO, Huawei Technologies

Since founding Huawei in 1988, Ren has built the Shenzhen-based producer of telecommunications equipment into a global power. Ren, a former military officer, keeps a low profile and shuns requests for interviews. Huawei's attempt to buy a stake in 3Com flopped in 2008 following opposition to the deal in Washington.

next slide previous slide