Barbara Pongratz has joined Germanwatch e.V. in April as Policy Advisor for Sino-German energy and climate diplomacy. In this role, she deals with sustainable transformation in the context of Sino-German relations. At the same time, she has been a doctoral candidate at the Institute for Intercultural and International Studies (InIIS) at the University of Bremen […]
Daniel DiCicco has been the new head of Louis Vuitton China since April. DiCiccio, who previously worked at Coach, Sony Music and most recently at Apple Retail, “will be instrumental to empower our local teams and continue Louis Vuitton’s growth in China,” according to the LVMH Group.Di Mu has been promoted to become the new […]
Benjamin Hirth is the new China CEO at Porsche’s IT consultancy MHP. This means that a salesman has been appointed to the post. According to his LinkedIn profile, Hirth started his career at Volkswagen in China before joining MHP in 2022 via a position at service provider Nordpack, as Account Executive and later as Sales […]
Liu Guiqing has been President and Chief Operating Officer of China Telecom since May 16. Liu will hold his new position until the company’s annual general meeting in 2026. In addition to his new responsibilities, he will remain Director and President of China Telecommunications Corporation and Non-Executive Director of China Tower. Mr. Liu, who holds […]
Daria Impiombato joined MERICS in Berlin in May as Senior Analyst. In her new role, she researches elite politics and party-state structures, domestic security, societal resilience and human rights in China, as well as the PRC’s communication strategies and global information and influence operations. Previously, she worked for five years as an analyst at the […]
James Hu is the new Vice Chairman of the China business of the US investment bank Morgan Stanley. He will strengthen the US bank’s presence in China. Hu has 15 years of experience in investment banking, including at Citigroup. Hu most recently led Bank of America’s investment banking operations in China as Vice Chairman.Bessie Yuan […]
Al Chen has joined Danish Arla Foods Ingredients as Head of Commercial China in April. Born in New Zealand, he has over 15 years of experience in the industry: Most recently, he spent around two and a half years in various management roles at Tirlán, an Irish dairy and agricultural company – including Regional Director […]
Daniel Tesic has been the new Digital Products GTM Lead at Chinese car manufacturer NIO in Munich since the beginning of the month. Tesic previously worked at Xpeng and Volkswagen, among others. Nathaniel Kempster is the new Global Network Manager for China, East Asia and Oceania at the Austrian logistics company Gebrueder Weiss. Kempster was […]
Jochen Goller, most recently President and CEO of the BMW Group Region China, has moved to a new job as of November 1. He is now responsible for Customer, Brands, Sales on the Board of Management of BMW AG. “With Jochen Goller, we are appointing an internationally experienced sales manager to the Board of Management […]
Serhan Kurt is now Head of Purchasing for the EU division at the Chinese battery manufacturer SVOLT in Frankfurt am Main. He joined from Diehl Metall, where he was responsible for supply chain processes.Bertil Abel from EU Asia Consulting has joined the China Netzwerk Baden-Württemberg e.V. (CNBW). Abel is an expert in supply chain organization […]