A provincial information collection team composed of Jiangsu Provincial Office of North Jiangsu, Jiangsu Provincial Human Resources and Social Affairs Department, Jiangsu Provincial Science and Technology Department, Jiangsu Provincial Development and Reform Commission, etc. visited Lianyungang City to be nominated for the "2012 North Jiangsu Entrepreneurship Leading Talent Award" declared by Lianyungang City people to collect information on the ground. After a comprehensive inspection by the provincial expert evaluation team, a total of 6 entrepreneurs in Lianyungang City were shortlisted for the 2012 Northern Jiangsu Entrepreneurship Leading Talent.
Leaders of entrepreneurship in northern Jiangsu refer to high-level entrepreneurial talents who have established or cooperated with enterprises in northern Jiangsu. Leading talents are required to hold no less than 51% of the shares. The enterprises they work for belong to the top ten emerging industries in the province.
Enterprise leaders who have produced significant economic benefits and made outstanding contributions to local development. Six entrepreneurs from Lianyungang City were shortlisted for the 2012 Northern Jiangsu Entrepreneurship Leading Talents. They are Sun Jian of Jiangsu Zhengda Tianqing Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Zhang Guoliang of Lianyungang Yingyou Textile Machinery Co., Ltd., and Lianyungang Zhongfu Lianzhong Composite Materials Group Co., Ltd. Ren Guifang, Feng Kuanyu of Jiangsu Kelendo Food Ingredients Co., Ltd., Xu Xiaochu of Lianyungang Investment Co., Ltd. of Yabang Chemical Group, and Cao Xiaoguo of Jiangsu Donglian Optical Co., Ltd.