The founder of Gree is Zhu Jianghong. Zhu Jianghong, born in 1945, graduated from South China University of Technology. At that time, the university was assigned by the contractor. Zhu Jianghong was naturally assigned to work in the state-owned Baise Mining Machinery Factory at that time, and his work performance was excellent. He was promoted to factory director.
1988 returned to Zhuhai and became the director of Lihai Air Conditioning Factory, which is the predecessor of Gree today. At the same time, Dong Mingzhu, the next leader of Gree, joined Gree as a salesman, and new and old leaders gathered in Gree.