Gree Group


Zhuhai Gree Group Co., Ltd. is a Chinese state-owned enterprise based in Zhuhai, Guangdong Province. The enterprise was owned and supervised by the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of.
Gree Group was the parent company of publicly traded companies Gree Electric and Gree Real Estate before they were transferred in the late 2010s.

History

Gree Group was an investment vehicle of Zhuhai local government, which Gree Electric and Gree Real Estate were the notable assets of the company. However, in the past, multiple managers of the company was arrested for corruption.
The stake of Gree Real Estate that held by the group was transferred to another entity of Zhuhai Municipal People's Government in mid-2015. As at 31 December 2015, Gree Group owned just 18.22% stake of Gree Electric, but able to control their board of directors by nominating them for election. Gree Group and Gree Electric also shared the same chairwoman Dong Mingzhu until November 2016. She was replaced by Zhou Lewei. Zhou also became the Party Committee Secretary of the group, replacing Meng Xiangkai.
In December 2019, the group sold 15% shares of Gree Electric to a private equity fund for CN¥41.7 billion, only retaining 3.22%. The private equity fund became the largest shareholder of Gree Electric.

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