No. 29 - ALFRED CHAN WING KIN (HONG KONG AND CHINA GAS COMPANY)

Age: 67

Years at current company: 11

Nationality: Chinese

Industry: Energy

Turnover: $3.4bn

Rate of growth: 52% over the last five years

An engineer by training, Alfred Chan Wing Kin, has been chairman of the Hong Kong and China Gas Company since 2007. Sole supplier of gas to the city of Hong Kong, the firm is also involved in water transportation and treatment in mainland China. He is vice-president of the Shenzhen Gas Corporation and the administrator of Shanghai Dazhong Public Utilities, in addition to being honorary president of the Hong Kong Management Association and vice-president of the China Gas Association.

Notable success: He is a permanent member of the workers treatment and conditions committee in the special administrative region of Hong Kong.