Executive Moves

Joy Fan will become President and CEO of US cosmetics group Estée Lauder Companies for China in February 2022.

Lars Christiansen will become co-managing director at shipping company China United Lines (CU Lines) with immediate effect. Christiansen has gained experience as a liner shipping manager at Hapag-Lloyd, UASC, and Maersk Line. Most recently, he was Senior Managing Director Region Asia at Hapag-Lloyd.The Duisport Group is making new appointments to various key positions at its […]

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.

Tara Joseph is stepping down next year as President of the US Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong at her own request. Among other things, she cited frustration with the quarantine regulations.Liang Mengsong and Jiang Shangyi are stepping down from their board positions at state-controlled semiconductor manufacturer SMIC. SMIC has a key role for China […]

Falk Kretschmann has moved from Munich to Shenyang as Senior Manager for Electronics and Assistance Systems at BMW.Under the management of Guanzhe Cao , the Port of Duisburg is establishing its own Asian Desk. Cao is to manage the growing Asian business. He has already been employed by the port for five years as a […]

Pradeep Kumar Rawat is to become India’s new ambassador to China, according to media reports. Rawat has served in Hong Kong and Beijing for many years and is fluent in Mandarin. Currently, Rawat is the Indian ambassador to the Netherlands. Isaac Meng has joined Manulife Investment Management as Head of Chinese Fixed Income. Meng is […]

Falk Kretschmann has moved from Munich to Shenyang as Senior Manager for Electronics and Assistance Systems at BMW.Li Junfeng, previously Director of the National Center for Climate Change Strategy and International Cooperation (NCSC), is joining investor Sequoia Capital.Gan Lin has been appointed Chief of China’s Anti-Monopoly Bureau. Gan was previously Deputy Minister of the State […]

Chipmaker Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC) has seen several high-profile departures: Chiang Shang-Yi has stepped down as vice-chairman after less than a year on the job. In addition to Chiang, three other members left the board, including co-CEO Liang Mong Song. Only two months ago, CEO Zhou Zixue had resigned (China.Table reported).

Under the management of Guanzhe Cao, the Port of Duisburg is establishing its own Asian Desk. Cao is to manage the growing Asian business. He has already been employed by the port for the past five years as a Project Manager and Executive Assistant. The Asian Desk will coordinate the activities in Duisburg and the […]

Alexander Garbar is to become the new Head of Corporate Development at the Port of Duisburg. On January 1st, 2022, Garbar will succeed Sascha Treppte, who is leaving the company at his own request. Garbar has been working in corporate development for five years, most recently as Treppte’s deputy. As a European logistics hub, the […]