Zhongxin Finance, February 15th. A few days ago, Ningde Times issued an obituary saying that Dr. Zhang Yujie, the honorary chairman, died on February 14, 2022 at the age of 79 due to ineffective treatment.
The obituary shows that Dr. Zhang Yujie was born in 1943 and his ancestral home is Tai'an City, Shandong Province.
Young and erudite, he graduated from National Taiwan University in 1965 with a bachelor's degree, and graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1973 with a Ph.D.
After graduation, he worked for Ford Motor Company, IBM Corporation and Conner Peripheral successively in the United States, engaged in engineering research and development and management.
In 1994, Zhang Yujie gave up the superior conditions of the United States and joined Hong Kong Xinke Industrial Co., Ltd. (SAE).
In 2007, he joined Hong Kong New Energy Technology Co., Ltd. (ATL) and served as the vice chairman and then the chairman successively.
In 2011, the ATL power battery research and development department was independent, and the CATL was established.
Since 2017, he has served as the honorary chairman of CATL.
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