Jiang Jianqing served as Chairman of ICBC — the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China — the world's largest bank by assets. Under his leadership, ICBC grew into a truly global financial institution with operations in over 40 countries and assets exceeding $3 trillion.
His stewardship of ICBC through the global financial crisis of 2008 was widely praised, as the bank emerged stronger while many Western financial institutions faced collapse. He transformed ICBC from a state-owned domestic bank into a world-class global financial powerhouse.
His recognition as Business Leader of the Year at the 3rd Asian Awards in 2013 reflected his extraordinary achievement in building the world's largest bank and his contribution to China's emergence as a global financial power.