StÄV with new head of agriculture unitWinfried Schröder moves from the Brussels Representation of Baden-Württemberg to the Permanent Representation. He will become Head of the Agriculture Unit at the German EU Embassy. For the last few years, Schröder was the head of the Brussels office of Minister President Winfried Kretschmann (Greens) at the State Representation […]
Niclas Kvarnström succeeds Gunnar Wiegand as the new director of the Asia Department of the European External Action Service (EEAS). This is not an easy job. Wiegand had helped shape the European Union’s policy for the region for over 30 years. His successor, Niclas Kvarnström, however, comes with the diplomatic skills necessary to fill Wiegand’s […]
Andrew Lim has been appointed the new Managing Director of Kyndryl ASEAN, a provider of IT infrastructure services. Lim, who previously held senior positions in Australia, South Korea, Hong Kong and Southeast Asia, succeeds Susan Follis, who is retiring.Huang Chang will become CTO of the joint venture between Cariad, the software subsidiary of German automaker […]
Berîvan Aymaz comes from a family of politicians. Her father was mayor of Bingöl, the town of her birth in Turkey. For years, he was the youngest mayor in the country, says Aymaz. He later became cultural attaché at the Turkish Embassy in Bonn, and in 1978 Aymaz moved to Germany with her family when […]
Ken Chau becomes new Senior Vice President of International Business at QuantaSing. QuantaSing is one of the leading online providers of learning and development software for adults.Is something changing in your organization? Let us know at heads@table.media!
Alan Wong will become the new China editor at Bloomberg News. Wong, who most recently wrote for Vice World News and the South China Morning Post, will focus on business and politics at Bloomberg. Jack Wu will become Group Head for Greater China at Swiss banking group Julius Baer with immediate effect. Wu has more […]
Chen Jiachang was appointed vice minister of science and technology, Hu Weilie was appointed vice minister of justice. In addition, the State Council of the People’s Republic announced a number of removals from office. Liu Zhao was removed from the post of vice minister of public security. Xu Hongcai was removed from the post of […]
She was the talk of the town in 2020 when her husband ran for president in Belarus, was subsequently arrested and she took over his candidacy. Together with two other women whose husbands were not allowed to run as candidates, Svyatlana Zikhanouskaya continued in the presidential election. The election is internationally recognized as a sham, […]
Bill Chu is the new head of investment banking at China HSBC Holdings. The former Goldman Sachs veteran is to improve connectivity between China and its international markets from Hong Kong.Wu Wei becomes the new Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to the Federated States of Micronesia. Yu Jun becomes Ambassador to the Republic […]
Mats Skoeldberg, previously based in Shanghai, will be the new Head of Technology at Volvo Construction Equipment. The manufacturer, headquartered in Eskilstuna, Sweden, produces vehicles for the construction sector, which it markets worldwide. Skoeldberg was previously Head of Technology at Volvo CE in China. He will now replace Thomas Bitter and lead the development and […]