Linnovate Partners is proud to announce that Henry Lin, the group’s Founder and CEO, was awarded the Global Top 100 Chinese by Forbes China. The awards program recognizes Chinese professionals who demonstrate extraordinary success and excellence in the global market while making an influence to the younger generation and their respective fields. Winners were recognized at an award ceremony and summit held last October 14, 2022, in Shanghai and San Francisco. Linnovate Partners’ representatives, Nancy Jiao, Director of Alternative Funds Services joined a panel discussion at the Global Outstanding Chinese Summit in Shanghai, while Ben Chong, Associate Director based in Silicon Valley, accepted the awards in San Francisco on behalf of Henry Lin.
Forbes China launched the “Global 100 Outstanding Chinese” list in 2022, focusing on emerging professionals and business leaders who are continuously making a name in the global market. A total of 100 outstanding Chinese were selected from diverse industries that cover both business and culture across the Americas, Europe, Asia, Oceania, and other regions. The outstanding people selection covers well-known entrepreneurs, elites, and business leaders, all of whom are distinguished individuals and have achieved global influence, some are representing companies with a market value of over 100 billion RMB.
A passionate entrepreneur and expert in the fields of alternative investment and FinTech, Henry started his career as a software engineer specializing in developing advanced solutions, such as Augmented Reality, the Internet of Things, Product Lifecycle Management and Computer Aided Design for industrial companies. Between 2009 and 2016, Henry expanded his expertise at eFront, one of the world’s leading technology solutions providers for alternative investment professionals that was acquired by Blackrock in 2019. During his tenure, Henry acted as Managing Director, where he supervised the company’s projects across the Middle East, Asia and Greater China and was also responsible for advising clients and managing key stakeholders, including sovereign wealth funds, institutional investors, and fund managers.
Commenting on the award, Henry Lin said “It is an honor and privilege for me to be recognized by Forbes China as one of the Global Outstanding Chinese. I will always be grateful to the amazing team at Linnovate Partners for what we have achieved together, without them none of this would be possible.” He continued, “This award recognizes Linnovate Partners’ global leadership in technology-enabled services and affirms our belief that our balanced strategy combining professional services and cutting-edge technology further solidified our industry leadership position.”
In 2016, Henry established Linnovate Partners in response to the alternative investment industry’s pressing need for an integrated suite of solutions, with a vision to transform the industry with a unique combination of cutting-edge technology solutions and platforms as the next-generation asset servicing provider and build an ecosystem connecting fund managers, investors, entrepreneurs and other stakeholders in the alternative investment scene.
The complete list of the 2022 Outstanding Chinese Award winners can be found here.
