On February 15, the official website of CATL published an obituary. Dr. Zhang Yujie, Honorary Chairman of CATL, died on February 14, 2022 at the age of 79 due to ineffective medical treatment.
"Dr. Zhang Yujie is more like a scientist, and Mike (a common name for Zhang Yujie by employees in the Ningde era) has always been a very peaceful person. At the same time, when Dr. Zhang Yujie was at ATL, he also cared about the lives of the R&D team members and exchanged things with everyone about life. A former R&D employee of the Ningde era described Dr. Zhang Yujie in his memory.
In 1994, Zhang Yujie resolutely gave up the superior conditions of the United States and joined Hong Kong's St. Antec Industrial Co., Ltd. (SAE). In 2007, he joined Hong Kong New Energy Technology Co., Ltd. (ATL) as Vice Chairman and Then Chairman.
In 2011, Zhang Yujie independently established CATL Times New Energy Technology Co., Ltd. (CATL) by independently establishing the ATL Power Battery R&D Department. Since 2017, he has served as the honorary chairman of CATL.
According to the prospectus of CATL Times, New Energy Technology Co., Ltd. is mainly engaged in the development, production and sales of consumer lithium batteries, and carries out specific business through its subsidiaries Ningde New Energy, Dongguan New Energy, Dongguan New Energy Electronics, Hong Kong New Energy and Dongguan New Energy. The main technology of new energy technology is its self-developed polymer lithium battery related processes and technologies.
Image source: Screenshot of the official website of the Standing Committee of the Ningde Municipal People's Congress
In 2018, the Standing Committee of the Ningde Municipal People's Congress announced on its website that in view of Mr. Zhang Yujie's outstanding contributions to the economic and social and leading industrial development of Ningde City, the Standing Committee of the Ningde Municipal People's Congress decided to award Mr. Zhang Yujie, a Chinese-American national, the title of "Honorary Citizen of Ningde City".
Source: CBN, Chutian Metropolis Daily Jimu News, Daily Economic News