Since the beginning of the month, Kerstin Baumann has been in charge of Marketing Purchasing at the Hager Group in Europe and China. Baumann previously served as Purchasing Manager for Regional Sourcing in Europe and India, among other positions.In November, Weili Zang was appointed the new Global Head of Sustainability Audit & Systems at the […]
China’s State Council announced the appointment of several high-ranking officials on Monday. Wu Zhaohui, previously President of Zhejiang University, will become Vice Minister of Science and Technology, according to the statement. Liu Zheng was appointed Vice Minister of Civil Affairs, and Fu Xuyin Vice Minister of Transportation.DBS Bank has appointed Wallace Lam as Managing Director […]
David Pierson will be the new China correspondent for The New York Times. Pierson previously worked for the Los Angeles Times, where he covered business issues in China and Southeast Asia, among other topics. He was born and raised in Hong Kong. He currently lives in Singapore but will report from Hong Kong.His colleague Chris […]
Christoph Graffius is the new Director for Type Approval and Testing – E-Mobility at MPR China Certification GmbH in Frankfurt. Graffius was previously Business Development Manager also at MPR.Erik Widman will be Sweden’s new special envoy to the Indo-Pacific region. Widman currently serves as climate and security envoy. He was previously stationed in Beijing as […]
Lim Sim Yee is the new CEO of EP Manufacturing Berhad, a manufacturer of plastic parts for the automotive industry. Lim joins from Mercedes-Benz Sales Services in Beijing.Carl Gao will head the new China South regional office for the Swiss logistics service provider Militzer & Muench. His colleague Jeffery Guo will take over regional management […]
Miriam Kunze heads a department for battery cell development at Volkswagen in Hefei. She previously worked on anode technology in Salzgitter. Before that, the trained chemist worked for Continental.Lindsay Chu will be the new CEO of DBS Asia Capital and Head of the investment department for China and Hong Kong. Chu joins from Nomura. At […]
Justus Baese took on the position of Head of Risk at Volkswagen Finance China in November. The risk manager has worked for VW since 2018, including in Braunschweig and Lisbon. His new work location is Beijing.U. American-Chinese EV startup Faraday Future Intelligent Electric appointed Xuefeng Chen as its global chief executive officer on Monday. Among […]
Zhao Yide, previously governor of Shaanxi province, has been appointed provincial party secretary. This makes the 57-year-old the youngest provincial-level party chief in China. A party secretary holds more power than a governor in China.Is something changing in your organization? Why not let us know at heads@table.media!
Roland Eckert has been Visiting Professor at Ningbo University of Technology since the beginning of October. Eckert already holds an honorary professorship at the Business School of Wenzhou University since 2019.Kevin Khani joined Alibaba Group in Munich as Partner Manager earlier this month. Khani previously worked for Google in various positions. Is something changing in […]
Juliane Weinzierl has moved to Beijing as Business Manager China for Brainlab, a specialist in medical technology software. She previously served as a project manager at the headquarters in Munich.Matthew Qiu becomes the new CEO at EV manufacturer Aiways. He replaces Chalie Zhang, who only led the company since January. Qiu previously served as chief […]