Michael Zimmermann has taken over the position of Head of Business Multisensoric CMMs at ZEISS Industrial Metrology China. The ZEISS subsidiary manufactures metrology technology and multisensor systems for the automotive, aircraft, mechanical engineering, plastics, and medical technology industries. Zimmermann will initially work from Oberkochen in Baden-Wuerttemberg. Marco Beba joined BASF in September as a Management […]
Hou Xiaodi has been summarily dismissed as CEO at TuSimple, a US autonomous driving startup. He allegedly worked on the side for Chinese competitor Hydron, which is in the self-driving truck business, in exchange for fees. The FBI is investigating.Matthew Yao will be responsible for renminbi (yuan) capital raising within China at LaSalle Investment Management. […]
Joern Schlosser took over the position of Senior Manager PowerTech at Mercedes Benz China in September. Based in Beijing, the engineer will oversee the maintenance of engine and battery systems. Schlosser has worked for Daimler for eleven years, most of which he spent at the Hungarian assembly and body plant in Kecskemét. Wang Xiangwei is […]
Zhang Minghui moved from Romaco Pharmatechnik GmbH in Karlsruhe to Feidekai in Shenzhen. At Romaco, he maintained contact with the Chinese investor Truking from Changsha.Wu Yajun, billionaire and founder and CEO of the Longfor real estate group, resigned. The company is in deep crisis due to payment defaults. Wu and his family failed to stabilize […]
Following the reshuffle of the Politburo at the 20th Party Congress, the vacant posts of provincial chiefs are now to be filled:Chen Jining, previously mayor of Beijing, must move to the south. He replaces Li Qiang as party secretary of Shanghai. This potentially makes him eligible for even higher office. Chen is an environmental engineer […]
Alexander Klause has taken on the role of Senior Strategic Buyer for Powertrain and Electric Drive Units at Daimler China. Previously, he was responsible for global procurement management for the eDrive category at Daimler. For his new role, he is moving from Stuttgart to Beijing. Zhang Youxia and He Weidong were appointed Vice Chairmen of […]
Mohamed Mekkaoui Alaoui now serves as Executive Vice President Product at Audi China in Beijing. He previously worked for VW in Wolfsburg for two and a half years. He brings plenty of China experience to the table. Between 2011 and 2017, he worked for the Group in Changchun and Foshan, among other places.After just two […]
Mark Czelnik joined Cariad, Volkswagen’s automotive software division, as Head of ICAS, Platform and HMI China in October. Based on regional customer requirements, Czelnik will be responsible for research, pre-development, concept development and series development of Cariad software from Beijing.Sefa Yildiz joined IT consulting firm Bulheller in Beijing in September to head the Smart Logistics […]
Xu Shouben and Wang Weidong have been appointed as new vice presidents of the China Development Bank (CBD). The CDB is the country’s largest policy lender. Xu previously served as vice president of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd, and Wang worked as president of CDB’s Jiangsu branch.Is something changing in your organization? Why […]
The Communist Party Congress is always a time for extensive personnel shuffles, including in state organs. Thus, during the meeting, the State Council announced several new appointments in leading positions:Tang Wenhong has been appointed Deputy Head of the China International Development Cooperation Agency. The agency formulates strategic guidelines, plans and policies for the country’s foreign […]