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Early life and education

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Wat was born on June 26, 1971 in a poor neighborhood near Fuzhou, China.[1] Wat's family moved to Hong Kong circa 1980.[1] Wat worked nights to support her family, while going to school during the day.[2] She worked at a factory that created plastic flower arrangements starting at age 9 [3][4] and also worked as a waitress from ages 15-18.[3][5] She graduated third in her class in high school[2] and won the Hong Kong Outstanding Students Award.[6]

After high school, Wat attended the University of Hong Kong, where she studied development economics.[1] After graduating with first-class honors in 1994,[7][8] she returned to her hometown in Fuzhou. She saw that the area had prospered due to private investment. She decided to go into business, initially working at AT Kearney, a business consultancy.[1] Then, she moved to the United States to attend the Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management,[9] where she earned a Master's in Business Administration.[1][10]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Shah, Oliver (January 19, 2014). "Street smart fighter puts smiles back at Superdrug". The Times & The Sunday Times. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "以同理心執掌餐飲王國 屈翠容：在百勝員工排第一". 經濟一週. March 11, 2023. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
  3. ^ a b Shapiro, Eben (December 6, 2020). "Joey Wat, CEO of Yum China, Shares Lessons On Controlling COVID". Time. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
  4. ^ Lussier, Robert N.; Achua, Christopher F. (2015-01-01). Leadership: Theory, Application, & Skill Development. Australia Brazil Singapore United Kingdom United States: Cengage Learning. pp. 397–400. ISBN 1-285-86635-5.
  5. ^ Gibbs, Alexandra (April 6, 2018). "Why the CEO of Yum China wants young professionals to keep on learning". CNBC. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
  6. ^ "【信報月刊】以同理心管理45萬員工 百勝中國屈翠容不賺錢的經營智慧". 信報編輯推介 (in Chinese). May 31, 2022. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
  7. ^ "俠女屈翠容Joey". 信報網站 hkej.com (in Chinese). November 20, 2023. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
  8. ^ "屈翠容小档案 _大公网". 大公网 (in Chinese). March 8, 2023. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
  9. ^ Serwer, Max Zahn with Andy (May 15, 2021). "Cultural differences 'overrated' as obstacle to US-China relations: Yum China CEO". Yahoo Finance. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  10. ^ Wei, He (April 13, 2018). "Catering to consumers' evolving preferences". Chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
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