Hu Henghua will become the new mayor of Chongqing, a metropolis of 31 million people in southwest China. The 58-year-old previously served as a local cadre in his home province of Hunan for 37 years. Daniel Nordberg has been appointed Vice President for the Asia Pacific & Indian Subcontinent region at Norderstedt-based GAC Marine Logistics […]
Chris Harvey has joined consulting platform XpertiseNow as CEO of its Hong Kong branch. He previously worked at Deloitte.Chen Zhongqi has stepped down as chief executive of Hong Kong property company Agile Group. However, he will remain with the company on the Risk Assessment Committee.Christian Bischof is now the head of the Baoli brand for […]
Sirma Boshnakova joined the Board of Management of insurance group Allianz on January 1st responsible for the Asia region. The 50-year-old Bulgarian will thus become the eleventh member of the Board of Management. Following the departure of her predecessor Sergio Balbinot from the Board of Management next year, no one will be moving up, so […]
Jonathan D. Spence, the renowned sinologist, has passed away at the age of 85. Spence was a history professor at Yale University until 2008. His best-selling book “The Search for Modern China” was published in 1990. Spence was considered one of the most distinguished experts on modern Chinese history, from the Opium War to modern […]
Zhang Rongqiao, the chief designer of China’s first Mars mission, was named one of ten people who “helped shape science in 2021,” by the British science journal Nature. In May, the Chinese Mars probe had successfully arrived at the red planet. Since then, a Chinese Mars rover has been exploring the planet.ShouTi Biotech Pharmaceutical has […]
Uzra Zeya will be the new US Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues. Appointed by US President Joe Biden, the diplomat with Indian roots has served the US government for 27 years. In her new post, Zeya aims to advocate for the “human rights and fundamental freedoms” of Tibetans and promote a “substantive dialogue” between the […]
Jean-Philippe Parain will take over responsibility for the sales regions Asia-Pacific, Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa at BMW from 1 April 2022. He replaces Hendrik von Kuenheim in this role.Ritu Chandy, previously Regional CEO for Asia Pacific at BMW Financial Services, will become Head of Group Finance at BMW from April 1.Dalibor Kalina is […]
Jean-Philippe Parain will take over responsibility for the sales regions Asia-Pacific, Eastern Europe, Middle East, and Africa at BMW from April 1, 2022. He succeeds Hendrik von Kuenheim.Ritu Chandy, previously Regional CEO for Asia Pacific at BMW Financial Services, will become Head of Group Finance at BMW from April 1.
Dalibor Kalina is the new head of Continental’s replacement tire business in the Asia-Pacific region. The 47-year-old has been head of Continental’s replacement tire business in China since 2015. He will also become a member of the tire board. Kalina succeeds Ferdinand Hoyos (45), who takes over as head of the EMEA replacement tire business […]
Jing Quan has been appointed adviser to Chinese Ambassador Qin Gang in Washington. Observers see Jing’s appointment as a sign that Beijing is concerned about US relations, which have recently deteriorated due to sanctions and trade barriers. Jing, who resigned as Deputy Head of the foreign ministry’s Department of North American and Oceanian Affairs, is […]