Matthias Lüttich is the new Head of Production System, Operational Excellence and Digitalization at the BMW Brilliance Automotive joint venture in Shenyang. This is already his second position at BMW Brilliance. From 2016 to 2020, Liège was Head of Strategy & Business Control there. In the meantime, he worked at the BMW Group in Munich […]
Vincent Fremery joined the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) at the beginning of the month as a Junior Advisor. There, he works for the German-Chinese Energy Partnership with a focus on sustainable energy solutions in China.
Daniel Cheng is the new Senior Director at London-based real estate consultancy Knight Frank. Cheng works from Hong Kong and moves up to the position of Senior Director after six years with the company.
Yu Jianhua was appointed Party Secretary of the General Administration of Customs. Between 2013 and 2017, he was China’s ambassador to the World Trade Organization (WTO). He led negotiations on free trade agreements and was responsible for China’s application for accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).William Ding Lei, founder and […]
David Chin resigns as head of UBS China. He is the third executive of a global bank in China to step down this month, Bloomberg reports. Chin will be succeeded by Eugene Qian, Chairman of UBS Securities, after two years in the post.
Daniel Zittel has been appointed the new CEO of Daimler China’s bus and truck division in Beijing at the beginning of the month. Zittel was previously Head of Sales for Mercedes-Benz Truck & Fuso in Berlin.
Robin Aschhoff will take over as General Secretary of Volkswagen Group China on August 1. Aschhoff began his career at Volkswagen in business and corporate communications. In 2017, he took over overall coordination responsibility for Volkswagen Communications as Head of Communications Operations. He will report to Ralf Brandstätter, who will head the “China” department as […]
Robin Aschhoff will take over as General Secretary of Volkswagen Group China on August 1. Aschhoff began his career at Volkswagen in business and corporate communications. In 2017, he took over overall coordination responsibility for Volkswagen Communications as Head of Communications Operations. He will report to Ralf Brandstaetter, who will head the China division as […]
Johannes Nippgen is the new Chief Medical Officer at the Chinese biotech company Ionova Life Science in Shenzhen. He previously held positions including responsibility for the research center of German pharmaceutical company Merck in China.Ute Maas has headed the NRW-China portfolio of the German Corporation for International Cooperation GmbH (GIZ) in Dusseldorf since February. Maas […]
Helen Huang will be the new CEO China at British financial services provider Fidelity International. Huang was previously CEO at Hwabao WP Fund Management.Johannes Nippgen joined Ionova Life Science in Guangzhou-Foshan as Chief Medical Officer in early March. Nippgne previously held the same position at Alphamab Oncology. Imann Knieps-Chen has been the new Area Manager […]