Advisory Board

 Li Ning

Founder & Executive Chairman, LI-NING

Mr. Li is one of the most outstanding athletes of the 20th century. In the 6th World Cup Gymnastics Competition in 1982, Mr. Li unprecedentedly won six gold medals in men's artistic gymnastics events and was named the "Prince of Gymnastics" (體操王子) in the PRC. In the 23rd Los Angeles Olympic Games in 1984, Mr. Li won three gold, two silver, and one bronze medals, making him the athlete winning the most medals in that Olympic Games.

In 1987, Mr. Li became a member of the Athlete's Commission of the International Olympic Committee. From 1993 to 2000, Mr. Li served as a member of the Men's Artistic Gymnastics Technical Committee of the Federation Internationale De Gymnastique. He is currently an honorary member of the Federation Internationale De Gymnastique. In 1999, Mr. Li was voted one of the "World's Most Excellent Athletes in the 20th Century" by the World Sports Correspondent Association. After retiring from his athletic career in 1989, Mr. Li initiated the idea of the LI-NING brand to create the first national sports goods brand in the PRC. He has dedicated the past over 33 years to the development of the Group's business, making a great contribution to the development of the sporting goods industry in China.

Mr. Li also serves as chairman, chief executive officer, executive director, chairman of the nomination committee, and the chairman of the executive committee of Viva Goods Company Limited (formerly known as Viva China Holdings Limited), a company that transferred listing from GEM to the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on 27 June 2023 (Stock Code: 933) and is a substantial shareholder of the Company. Mr. Li is the non-executive chairman of LionRock Capital GP Limited and a director of The Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel Limited. Mr. Li holds a bachelor's degree in law from the School of Law of Peking University (北京大學), an executive M.B.A. degree from Guanghua School of Management of Peking University (北京大學光華管理學院), a technical honorary doctorate from Loughborough University in the United Kingdom and a degree of Doctor of Humanities honoris causa of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. In June 2010, Mr. Li was also conferred an honorary fellowship from The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

Mr. Li has also been actively involved in charities via his "Li Ning Foundation" (李寧基金) and has supported educational development in impoverished and remote areas in China. In October 2009, Mr. Li was appointed by The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) as "WFP Goodwill Ambassador against Hunger". Mr. Li is an honorary president of the Hong Kong Association of Youth Development and a life member of The Chinese General Chamber of Commerce, Hong Kong.