(Hong Kong, October 3, 2014) Mr. Wang Qunbin, President of Fosun International Limited (“Fosun”, HKEx stock code: 00656) recently received “Asia Pacific Outstanding Entrepreneur Awards” at the Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Awards 2014 by Enterprise Asia, in recognition of  Mr. Wang’s outstanding leadership and entrepreneurial spirit in his unrelenting pursuit of excellence in the areas of insurance, investment and finance.

The judgment panel of Enterprise Asia indicated, “As one of the co-founders of Fosun, President Mr. Wang Qunbin is a seasoned business leader who has been navigating the Company towards rapid growth. Mr. Wang has been contributing significantly to Fosun’s transformation into a global leading ‘insurance + investment’ group. Fosun has been highly regarded by the market as China’s Berkshire Hathaway that Mr. Wang has been making unparalleled contribution to it. While endeavoring to expanding the Company businesses, Mr. Wang has also appropriated adequate resources in nurturing talents, training and staff development for the Company, focusing on Fosun’s corporate core value of ‘Self-improvement, Teamwork, Performance and Contribution to Society’ to grow together with the Company, and its teams and staff.”

Mr. Wang Qunbin said, “It is my honor to be the recipient of ‘Asia Pacific Outstanding Entrepreneur Awards’ from Enterprise Asia. This award is recognition not just for me, but also for the whole team at Fosun. Looking ahead, with an entrepreneurial spirit in mind, we at Fosun will continue to anchor our success by grasping investment projects, dedicating to promoting integration and evolutionary improvements of the Company to achieve value creation and groom Fosun into a world-class investment group underpinned by the twin drivers of ‘Insurance + Investment’.”

Enterprise Asia is a non-governmental organization which has been hosting the Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Awards since 2006 across 12 countries in the region. The awards, aggregating leading entrepreneurs in Asia Pacific, are the most prestigious awards for entrepreneurs in Asia Pacific. The awards candidates, nominated by the public, needed to follow clear guidelines and went through a strict judging process during the evaluation period. Recipients of the "Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Awards" under the "Outstanding Category" have to demonstrate outstanding entrepreneurial attributes in growing companies that make role models for emerging entrepreneurs. Awards winners usually have perseverance, spirit of striving for improvement and strong ability to outperform even in face of adversities. They are able to provide excellent insights to enhance corporate visions, while confident in enterprises’ future to lead sustainable development and growth for the companies.