Zhang Jindong together with his older brother Zhang Guiping (Chinese: 张桂平) opened a shop on Ninghai Road (Chinese: 宁海路) corner Jiangsu Road in Nanjing, selling air conditioning and related products in 1990.
[3] He was also elected to the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, a senior governmental body.
On 6 June 2016, Zhang Jindong, via his own private holding company Suning Holdings Group, signed a contract to purchase the majority stake in Italian football club Inter Milan, by purchasing existing shares and through recapitalization.
[14] His son Zhang Kangyang (Steven)[15] owns a 10% stake in Suning Real Estate, one of his privately held companies.
Suning Holdings Group acquired a majority stake of Inter Milan football club in 2016.