Career
Wang was born in Changtu County in northeast China's Liaoning province, in July 1954. He entered the work force in December 1971, during the Cultural Revolution, as a sent-down youth in Jinxi County (now Huludao). He joined the Communist Party of China in June 1974.
He entered Liaoning Finance and Trade College in October 1975, majoring in finance, and graduated in September 1978. He later studied at Central Party School of the Communist Party of China and Dongbei University of Finance and Economics as a part-time student. After graduation he was assigned to People's Bank of China, where he worked until March 1984, when he was transferred to Industrial & Commercial Bank of China (ICBC).
In November 2011, he rose to become party boss and chairman of China Construction Bank, replacing Guo Shuqing.
