Michael Kadoorie built a career in business at a period when the rules of commerce were themselves changing.
The record lists Michael Kadoorie as Hong Kong-British entrepreneur and philanthropist.
Michael Kadoorie was born at British Hong Kong in 1941. His recorded nationality is United Kingdom. He was educated at Institut Le Rosey.
Post-war business was mass-market and increasingly multinational, managed by professionals rather than owners.
He worked as philanthropist and entrepreneur.
Enterprises outlive their founders or they do not, and that is the whole test.
Recognition followed: Commander of the Order of Leopold II and Knight Bachelor.
That the business was built from United Kingdom shaped it: capital, regulation and market size differ by country, and they decide what is even attemptable.
Achievements
- Commander of the Order of Leopold II
- Knight Bachelor
- Educated at Institut Le Rosey
