Pan Sutong
| Pan Sutong 潘蘇通 |
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| Born | 1963 Guangdong, China |
| Residence | Hong Kong |
| Nationality | Hong Kong |
| Occupation | Founder of Matsunichi Digital Holdings Limited Non-executive Director and Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the Chairman of the Nomination Committee, the Chairman of the Executive Committee and a member of the Remuneration Committee of Goldin Properties Holdings Limited Non-executive Director and Chairman of the Board, the Chairman of the Nomination Committee and the Chairman of the Corporate Governance Committee of Goldin Financial Holdings Limited Vice President of the Federation of International Polo (FIP) Chairman of the Hong Kong Polo Development and Promotion Federation (HKPDPF) |
| Net worth | $8.6 billion |
| Website | Official Website of Goldin Group |
Pan Sutong is a Hong Kong businessman and entrepreneur. He is the Founder of Matsunichi Digital Holdings Limited, presently also the Chairman of Goldin Real Estate Financial Holdings Limited (also known as Goldin Group).
Pan Sutong was born in Shaoguan, Guangdong, China in 1963. He emigrated to the USA in 1976, and then moved to Hong Kong in 1984 and started trading with electronics brands like Panasonic. In 1993, he founded Matsunichi Colour Display Monitor Company Limited, the main business of which is the manufacturing of home appliances. In 2002, he bought Hong Kong listed company Emperor Technology Venture Limited and had it renamed as Matsunichi Communication Holdings Limited. On 3 September 2008, this company was further renamed as Goldin Properties Holdings Limited. In late 2008, Pan Sutong bought another Hong Kong listed company, Fortuna International Holdings Limited, and had it renamed as Goldin Financial Holdings Limited.
Goldin Group includes Goldin Properties Holdings Limited, Goldin Financial Holdings Limited, Goldin Equities Limited, Matsunichi Digital Holdings Limited, while both Goldin Properties Holdings Limited and Goldin Financial Holdings Limited are listed on the Main Board of Hong Kong Stock Exchange, stock codes being 00283 and 00530 respectively.
He is the Controlling Shareholder, the Chairman of the Board, the Chairman of the Nomination Committee and the Chairman of the Corporate Governance Committee of Goldin Financial Holdings Limited. He is also the Controlling Shareholder, the non-executive Director and Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the Chairman of the Nomination Committee, the Chairman of the Executive Committee and a member of the Remuneration Committee of Goldin Properties Holdings Limited.
According to Forbes 2015 World Billionaire's list published in March 2015, Sutong was placed at number 153 with an estimated net worth of $8.6 billion.
As a polo lover, Pan Sutong is also the Chairman of the Hong Kong Polo Development and Promotion Federation (HKPDPF) and Vice President of the Federation of International Polo (FIP).
Pan Sutong is a wine lover. In 2011, Goldin Group bought the 40-acre SLOAN ESTATE winery in the Napa Valley from Stuart Sloan, planted to Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc. The estate produces the flagship SLOAN and second label ASTERISK. The SLOAN 2002 and 2007 vintages were awarded 100 points by renowned wine critic Robert Parker.
On 30 May 2013, the Group purchased three more châteaux in Bordeaux, France, namely Château Le Bon Pasteur in Pomerol, Château Rolland-Maillet in Saint-Émilion and Château Bertineau St-Vincent in Lalande-de-Pomerol. The Château Le Bon Pasteur is a Pomerol AOC Bordeaux wine from world-renowned consulting oenologist Michel Rolland. As Goldin Financial’s long-term working partner,Michel Rolland facilitated this acquisition. Similar to SLOAN, despite the transfer of ownership, all the wine-making procedures and processes at the châteaux will remain the same and be done by the same staff.
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