STEPHEN PERRY
Stephen Perry, a witness to and a participant in China's poverty eradication process over recent decades, has been involved with China since his earliest days.
His fascination for China comes from his father. Jack Perry, founder of London Export Corporation, led 48 British business people to Beijing in the early 1950s and helped build one of the earliest trade relationships between China and the West.
The company traded commodities with China. In the early 1990s he decided to focus on strategic long-term deals with China and put together some of the groundbreaking deals of that period.
Stephen Perry is the chairman of The 48 Group Club, an independent business network committed to promoting trade and cultural links between the UK and China.
He has dedicated himself to ensuring that the British better understand China.
