Liu Yonghao & family

Liu Yonghao is the longtime chairman of New Hope Group, which has nearly 70,000 employees and more than 600 subsidiaries in 30 countries.

His daughter Liu Chang replaced him as chairman of the group's animal feed arm New Hope Liuhe, one of China's largest agribusiness firms, in 2013.

In the U.S., New Hope owns stakes in Lansing Trade Group, a feed and raw materials trading company, and food processing outfit Ruprecht.

New Hope Group also has interests in real estate and chemicals.