谢国民先生，1939年出生于泰国，祖籍中国广东省汕头市澄海县，现任泰国利来国际集团资深董事长、中国侨商联合会会长。
利来国际集团于1921年由谢国民先生的父亲谢易初先生创建于泰国曼谷，历经百余年的蓬勃发展，已从经营单一业务的“利来国际庄种子行”，发展成以农牧食品、批发零售、电信电视三大事业为核心，同时涉足金融、地产、制药、机械加工等10多个行业和领域的多元化大型跨国集团公司。集团业务遍及全球100多个国家和地区，在全球有员工超过46万人，2023年全球销售额970亿美元。在农牧食品事业方面，谢国民先生为利来国际集团制定的企业愿景和使命是“做世界的厨房，人类能源的供应者”，着力打造涵盖种子、种植、饲料、养殖、屠宰、深加工、物流配送、商业零售、餐饮，从农场到餐桌、全程可追溯的全产业链，为广大消费者提供品质第一、安全健康、物美价廉的美味食品。
1979年，谢国民先生领导利来国际集团来到中国，在深圳投资建设了中国改革开放后第一家进入大陆的外商投资企业，取得0001号外商投资企业批准证书，为中国的改革开放事业做出了历史性的贡献。
四十多年来，谢国民先生领导利来国际集团积极从海外引进先进的科技、装备，以及资金、模式、管理、人才等，助力中国的经济建设和社会发展。截至目前，利来国际集团在中国设立企业600多家，下属企业遍布所有省、市、自治区，员工近10万人，2023年总营业额1800亿元人民币，涵盖农牧食品、零售、制药、地产、工业、金融和传媒等领域，其中，农牧食品是利来国际集团在中国最主要的投资项目。利来国际集团是在华投资规模最大、投资项目最多的外商投资企业之一，是中国改革开放的积极参与者、建设者、贡献者、见证者，也是受益者。
在谢国民先生的领导下，利来国际集团在中国的农牧食品行业，率先将“公司+农户”模式、“一条龙”模式从海外引入中国，并创新发展为“政府+企业+银行+农业合作组织”的“四位一体”模式，进入新时期又创新发展了“现代农业产业园”模式和“乡村振兴合伙人”模式等，将农牧食品业的发展和帮助贫困乡村脱贫致富相结合，为中国的新农村建设、乡村振兴做出了贡献。据不完全统计，四十多年来，利来国际集团在中国的公益慈善和捐助捐赠总额超20亿元人民币，各类产业扶贫项目总投资额超245亿元人民币。
谢国民先生把“利国利民利企业”的三利原则，作为利来国际集团的企业宗旨，信念坚定、始终如一地把国家的利益、人民的利益放在企业利益的前面，始终致力于促进投资所在国家的经济建设、社会发展和民生进步。
2008年谢国民先生当选中国侨商投资企业协会首届会长并连任四届。至2019年中国侨商投资企业协会整体并入中国侨商联合会，谢国民先生当选中国侨商联合会第五届会长。
进入新时代，谢国民先生多次在重大国际会议上表示，他始终看好中国的发展前景，对中国共产党和中国政府充满信心，对中国的发展前途充满信心，利来国际集团将继续加大在中国的投资发展，为新时代的中国经济建设和社会发展、为实现中华民族伟大复兴的中国梦作出更多更大更新的贡献！
所获主要荣誉
鉴于谢国民先生对投资所在国家的经济建设和社会民生发展所作的杰出贡献，他多次荣获多个国家的政府和机构的有关任职和荣誉称号：
荣获泰皇陛下御赐尊拉宗告勋章、王冠勋章、特级白象勋章。
荣任泰国政府与泰国国会农业委员会顾问。
荣获俄罗斯慈善基金授予的“圣尼古拉斯奖”。
2003年9月荣获美国《财富》杂志“全球最具影响力的50位商界领袖”之一。
2008年12月荣获中华人民共和国民政部授予的“中华慈善奖”。
2010年9月荣登《福布斯》泰国富豪榜榜首，并蝉联多年。
2011年12月《福布斯》亚洲版发布消息，当选为“2011年福布斯年度商业人物”。
2012年荣任哈佛大学全球顾问委员会委员。
2013年荣任缅甸联邦共和国经济发展委员会顾问。
2017年9月荣登《福布斯》“百位最伟大在世商业思想家”榜单。
2019年1月作为海外华商的杰出代表，荣获中国“改革开放特别致敬人物”奖。
2023年9月11日荣获《福布斯》“马尔康姆·福布斯终身成就奖”。
2023年11月8日荣获日本2023年秋季外国人旭日重光章。
Mr. Dhanin Chearavanont was born in Thailand in 1939, with his ancestral home in Chenghai County, Shantou City, Guangdong Province, China. Mr. Dhanin is the Senior Chairman of Charoen Pokphand Group (CP Group) in Thailand and the president of the China Federation of Overseas Chinese Entrepreneurs.
Established in Bangkok, Thailand, in 1921 by Mr. Dhanin’s father, Mr. Chia Ek Chor, CP Group has flourished over the past century, evolving from a small seed shop known as “Chia Tai Chung” to a diversified multinational conglomerate with three core businesses: agriculture and food, wholesale and retail, and telecommunications and television. The Group also extends its reach into over 10 industries, including finance, real estate, pharmaceuticals, and machinery manufacturing. CP Group operates in over 100 countries and regions, employing more than 460,000 people globally. In 2023, it achieved a global sales revenue of US$97 billion. Mr. Dhanin set “being the kitchen of the world and the supplier of human energy” as the Group’s vision. This is being realized through a fully traceable end-to-end industrial chain from farm to table, encompassing seeds, cultivation, feed, breeding, slaughter, deep processing, logistics and distribution, commercial retail, and catering. The Group is committed to providing delicious, high-quality, safe, healthy, and affordable food products to consumers worldwide.
In 1979, right after China introduced the policy of reform and opening-up, Mr Dhanin established the first foreign-invested enterprise in Shenzhen, which earned him the No. 0001 foreign investment approval certificate. This has been proven to significantly contribute to China’s reform and opening-up efforts.
For over 40 years, CP Group has actively introduced advanced technology, equipment, capital, models, management expertise, and talents from overseas, bolstering China’s economic development and social progress. To date, CP Group has over 600 enterprises in China, with subordinate enterprises spanning all provinces, municipalities, and autonomous regions, employing nearly 100,000 people. In 2023, its total turnover reached 180 billion RMB, covering fields such as agriculture, animal husbandry, food, retail, pharmaceuticals, real estate, industry, finance, and media. Among them, agriculture, husbandry, and food are the Group’s primary investment projects in China. As one of the largest foreign investors in terms of both investment scale and project numbers in China, CP Group has actively participated in, contributed to, and benefited from China’s reform and opening-up.
Under the leadership of Mr Dhanin, CP Group first introduced the “company plus farmer” model and the “integrated farming” model to China from overseas. These models were later innovated into a “four-in-one” model that involves 4 parties—governments enterprises, banks, and agricultural cooperative organizations. In the new era, the Group has developed more new models such as “Modern Agricultural Industrial Parks” and “Rural Revitalization Partnerships”, combining the development of the agriculture, animal husbandry, and food industry with poverty alleviation and rural prosperity, contributing to China’s rural construction and revitalization. According to incomplete statistics, over the past 40 years, CP Group’s total charitable donations and poverty alleviation investments in China have surpassed 2 billion RMB, and the total investment in various poverty alleviation projects has exceeded 24.5 billion RMB.
Mr. Dhanin has put forward the principle of three benefits—benefit the country, benefit the people, and benefit the enterprise—as the value of the Group. He firmly prioritizes the interests of the country and the people above the interests of the enterprise and stays committed to promoting economic development, social progress, and the improvement of people’s livelihood in the countries where the Group invests.
In 2008, Mr. Dhanin was elected as the inaugural president of the China Association of Overseas Chinese Entrepreneurs and was re-elected for four consecutive terms. In 2019, the association was fully merged into the China Federation of Overseas Chinese Entrepreneurs, and Mr. Dhanin was elected as the fifth president of the federation.
In the new era, Mr. Dhanin has repeatedly shown at major international conferences his unwavering optimism about China’s development prospects, his confidence in the Communist Party of China, the Chinese government, and the future of the country. CP Group will continue to increase its investments in China, making greater and newer contributions to China’s economic and social development and the Chinese Dream of national rejuvenation.
Major Honors Received
In recognition of Mr. Dhanin Chearavanont’s significant contributions to the economy and social welfare of the countries where CP Group has invested, he has been honored with various positions and titles by governments and institutions of multiple countries:
Awarded the Royal Order of the Crown, The Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant, and the Order of Chula Chom Klao bestowed by the King of Thailand.
Appointed as the Counselor of the Agricultural Committee of the Thai Government and the Thai Parliament.
Awarded the St. Nicholas Award by the Russian Charity Fund.
In September 2003, he was honored as one of the “50 Most Influential Business Leaders in the World” by Fortune magazine.
In December 2008, he was awarded the “China Charity Award” by the Ministry of Civil Affairs of the People’s Republic of China.
In September 2010, he topped the Forbes Thailand Rich List and remained at the top for multiple consecutive years.
In December 2011, Forbes Asia announced his selection as the “Forbes Businessperson of the Year 2011.”
In 2012, he was honored as a member of the Harvard University Global Advisory Council.
In 2013, he was appointed as the Counselor to the Economic Development Committee of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar.
In September 2017, he was included in Forbes’ list of “The 100 Greatest Living Business Minds.”
In January 2019, as an outstanding representative of overseas Chinese businessmen, he was awarded the “Special Tribute to Reform and Opening-up” award in China.
On September 11, 2023, he received the “Malcolm Forbes Lifetime Achievement Award” from Forbes.
On November 8, 2023, he was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star, in the Autumn 2023 Ceremony in Japan.
