Executive Moves

Harvey Zhang will become the new Head of Huawei Austria with immediate effect. The 38-year-old is to promote cooperation with network operators and NGOs. To this end, Zhang brings more than 15 years of experience in the telecommunications industry and experience in sales and marketing. Zhang studied at Guilin University of Electronic Technology and has […]

Vishal Sharma is the new CEO Greater China of logistics company DB Schenker. Sharma joins from India, where he was CEO for the Indian subcontinent since May 2018. Previously, Sharma held various management positions in the logistics sector, including at Maersk or Damco in India. Sharma succeeds former CEO Christopher Pollard in China.

Li Hongtao will join investment company Stratos as Head of Greater China. Li previously worked at Airbus, where he most recently held the position of Sales Director China. His expertise is in demand at Stratos because the company specializes in investments in the aviation industry.

Nils Griesbach, Key Account Manager at Kerry Logistics, has returned to Bremen after five years in Shanghai. Kerry Logistics is a freight company from Hong Kong.Jan Timm is now a materials planning expert at Daimler Greater China’s Zhenjiang site. Previously, he worked on start-up management in Germany.Andreas Rade will become the new managing director of […]

Jan Timm has taken the position of Materials Requirements Planning Expert at Daimler Greater China’s Zhenjiang site. Previously, he worked in ramp-up management in Germany.Nils Griesbach, Key Account Manager at Kerry Logistics, has returned to Bremen after five years in Shanghai. Kerry Logistics is a shipping company from Hong Kong.

Markus Fischer is the new CEO of rail transport expert Far East Land Brigde (FELB) Shanghai. Fischer previously worked for DB Schenker in Shanghai.

Andreas Rade will become the new Managing Director of the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) from January 2022. In his new position, he will also be responsible for the office in China, the association announced. Rade is currently Managing Director at the capital office of the German Engineering Federation (VDMA).

Ross Dilkes is leaving the Singapore office of Swiss bank UBS in January, where he was in charge of Asian bond investments. His associate Brian Lou, a fund manager in the Shanghai office, is leaving the bank at the same time as Dilkes. According to market rumors, UBS’s bond portfolio suffers from significant exposure to […]

Holger Scherr will be the new President and CEO of the Chinese joint venture Beijing Foton Daimler Automotive (BFDA). This was recently decided by the Board of Management of Daimler Truck AG. Scherr succeeds Kelley Platt, who will retire at the beginning of 2022. She had been in charge of BFDA in Beijing since 2018.

HSBC Asset Management has appointed Daisy Ho as its new Regional Chief Executive for the Asia Pacific and Hong Kong. Ho is based in Hong Kong and reports to Chief Executive Nicolas Moreau. Ho has more than 20 years of experience in the asset management industry at JP Morgan, AXA, and Hang Seng Bank, among […]