Karolin Kollmorgen has been responsible for the China Hub project at the Bavarian University Center for China (BayCHINA) since December. China Hub is a project funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research aimed at promoting China expertise in the Bavarian higher education and science landscape. Kollmorgen was previously a cultural manager at […]
Liao Lin, President of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd (ICBC), has been appointed Party Chief of the world’s largest commercial lender by assets. The appointment is seen as a signal that Liao will soon also take over as chair of the bank. He has been President of ICBC since 2021. Liao succeeds […]
Marc Horn has been President of Merck China since January. He joined Merck in 2014, first as CFO for China, then as CFO for East Asia and as Managing Director of the Healthcare business in China. He has been part of the Merck Life Science Executive Leadership Team since 2017, most recently as Chief Transformation […]
Chi Zhang has been the new Project Manager at the China Institute for German Business (CIDW) since December. She was previously a Senior Consultant at CPC Enterprise Management in Beijing.Uwe Sailer has returned to Germany after several years in China and is now Head of Powertrain Homologation at Audi in Neckarsulm. Sailer has been in […]
Moritz Rudolf will start as a China Fellow at IDEA, the European Commission’s internal think tank, in February. He will be on leave from the Paul Tsai China Center at Yale Law School.Li Tong, the CEO of Bank of China International, has resigned from her post after leading the investment bank for more than 10 […]
Kristian Elvefors has been appointed Global Head of Sales at Polestar, the joint venture between Volvo and Geely. Elvefors, who most recently served as UK Head of Volvo, replaces Mike Whittington, who will leave Polestar after a transition period.Per Ansgar is taking over temporarily as interim CFO at Polestar after the previous incumbent Johan Malmqvist […]
Thomas Ulbrich will be responsible for Volkswagen’s development activities in China from April. Ulbrich is currently still working in software development at VW. This position will be taken over by the previous VW Head of Development, Kai Gruenitz.Is something changing in your organization? Let us know at heads@table.media!
Eva Seiwert joined Merics this month as an analyst in the foreign relations team and project coordinator for the EU-funded China Horizons consortium.Jeffrey Ji has been Head of Asia Strategy, Business Development & China Commercial at chemicals manufacturer Ineos Aromatics in Shanghai since January. He previously held the position of China Commercial Head.Is something changing […]
Jixia Liu Ji has been Head of Purchasing New Projects at Volkswagen China since January. Liu Ji previously worked for Seat in Barcelona for five years. The new location is Beijing. Benjamin Schuessler has been Head of Portfolio and Product Management at Audi China since the end of last year. Schuessler moved from Ingolstadt to […]
Luke Luhas been appointed Citi Country Officer (CCO) and Head of Banking in China at Citigroup. Lu joined Citi in Shanghai in 2002 and served most recently as head of the Chinese corporate client business. He succeeds Christine Lam, who is retiring.Alan Wylie supports the Merics management as assistant and handles accounting and human resources. […]