Anna Deparnay-Grunenberg followed the UN Biodiversity Conference in Montreal from her home office in Stuttgart. She had decided against participating on-site so as not to worsen her carbon footprint. Moreover, she did not expect a strong agreement. She was all the more pleased that it happened after all: “This is a real ray of hope […]
Han Shangyou has been appointed CEO of Douyin. The 32-year-old is thus the youngest executive at the helm of the popular app. Douyin, like TikTok, the Western version of the short video app, is owned by Chinese tech giant ByteDance. Han joined the Beijing-based company in 2016. Previously, he was responsible for local services and […]
Julia Leung will become the new head of Hong Kong’s securities regulator SFC, in January. Leung is the first woman to take the position, succeeding Ashley Alder. Leung worked for many years as a journalist at Asian Wall Street Journal before joining SFC in 1994.Shi Gaolei has been Senior Manager ADAS Driving Systems at Mercedes-Benz […]
“I am most productive after talks – and unfortunately at night,” Jan Weidenfeld reveals about his work at the Mercator Institute for China Studies, or Merics for short. This is because Weidenfeld first listens. Preferably to people who have a different perspective on German and European relations with China. In the evening, when the phones […]
Li Zhenan took over the position of head of CDB Bildungsconsulting GmbH in Bad Camberg, Hesse, in November. As a certified intercultural trainer as well as IHK instructor, he promotes German-Chinese cooperation with a focus on education.Is something changing in your organization? Why not let us know at heads@table.media!
Stefan Rom became Lead Strategy at BMW MyLife China in Shanghai, in December. Rom previously served as Quality Manager at BMW in China.Matthias Welz joined Sinco Mining Machinery Manufacturing as the new regional manager earlier this month. He previously worked in Marketing and Sales at Taibang Heavy Machinery Manufacturing.Is something changing in your organization? Why […]
Olaf Schick, currently still Chief Financial Officer of Mercedes-Benz Group China, will head the newly created Executive Board department for Integrity and Legal Affairs at automotive supplier and tire manufacturer Continental from July 1, 2023. Schick has been appointed to the post for an initial period of three years.Eva Serrano, previously president of the Spanish […]
In 2015, Tim Wenniges saw the lights of Shanghai for the first time from an airplane. He and his wife previously lived in Jakarta for a year, but China was at the top of their bucket list. Then an unexpected offer from the Konrad Adenauer Foundation landed on his desk. Wenniges was to head the […]
“She managed to annoy many people,” Politico wrote about her and voted her 12th on the list of the most influential MEPs in the EU Parliament in 2019 – 16 places ahead of Manfred Weber. The medium called her the “chief budget watchdog.” Persistence, that is important to Ingeborg “Inge” Gräßle. Persistence and determination.After completing […]
Maxim Ryzhkov will become head of Allianz Trade in China, based in Shanghai, on January 1. He was previously responsible for business with the Baltic States at the credit insurer.Dirk Lubig, previously Head of China Global Transaction Banking at Deutsche Bank, has started his own business and is co-founder of Pandai Investment in Munich.Is something […]