Executive Moves

Sabine Gusbeth will report from China in the future as the new correspondent for Handelsblatt. She previously worked as chief reporter at the financial magazine €uro. Gusbeth will join Dana Heide in China as the second correspondent.Wang Lei will become the marketing director of music service Kugou, which is part of the Tencent Music Entertainment […]

Manuel Zeberer transferred from Daimler Trucks and Buses China back to Stuttgart. In Beijing, he worked as Senior Manager in the department of supplier quality assurance. Now he takes up the position of manager in the “Lean Team” for van manufacturing.

Vanessa Wang will become Head of Client Coverage at the Hong Kong office of German asset management company, DWS, commencing September 1. She was previously employed at Amundi, the French asset manager. At DWS, she will report to Dirk Görgen, Head of Client Coverage Division at the Frankfurt head office. Ben Meng will be the […]

Dominic Porter will become China Director of the European External Action Service (EEAS) in September, according to a media report. He succeeds Jonathan Hatwell. Porter is currently head of the economic and global affairs department at EEAS.

The former head of China investment banking at major Swiss bank Credit Suisse, Tang Zhenyi, has been appointed vice-chairman of Chinese AI startup, SenseTime. The 47-year-old looks back on ten years at the Chinese Ministry of Finance and a four-year stint at the World Bank.

Jensen Huang (Huang Renxun), co-founder and CEO of multinational technology company NVIDIA, has received the “Asian American Engineer of the Year” award for his lifetime achievement. Huang is a native of Taiwan, but now also holds US citizenship. The 58-year-old founded the company in 1993 and is now a billionaire thanks to his shareholdings.Li Fushen […]

Shang Yanchun and Lu Man have left China’s sovereign wealth fund China Investment Corporation. Shang Yanchun headed one of two investment teams: the departments of technology, media and communications. Lu Man was a senior manager in the department of direct investment. According to Bloomberg, the fund is facing an “exodus of senior executives.” In the […]

Xu Jingren is dead. The founder of Yangtze River Pharmaceutical Group Co Ltd died last Monday at the age of 77. For five decades, Xu led the company, which is one of the most successful in the industry in China but bucked the trend by never going public. Xu held the posts of chairman of […]

Suning founder Zhang Jindong is stepping down as chairman of e-commerce platform Suning.com. The 58-year-old will continue to serve as honorary chairman, advising on the company’s development strategy. Zhang’s duties are to be temporarily taken over by Ren Jun. Shareholders still have to approve the changes at the end of July. Zhang Jindong is to […]

Zhu Jianshi has been appointed the new CEO of Futurity Brands China. The company focuses on lifestyle brand management and had acquired the Paul Frank brand last year. Stan Wan, chairman of the company, said that “Zhu’s expertise and considerable experience in licensing, fashion and retail business” will open a new chapter for the company. […]