Sebastian Beck is leaving his post as Managing Director Greater China at automation technology manufacturer Festo China in Shanghai in August. He will be moving to Festo’s headquarters in Esslingen, where he will become a member of the Management Board for Finance and HR.Sven Kahlert started as Technical Director at the BVB International Academy China […]
When political scientist Melanie Müller began her research on the 2011 climate conference in South Africa, the consensus among experts was: Africa has other problems than the climate. Yet the African environmental movement is often underestimated, she finds. “In South Africa, for example, the right to a clean environment is enshrined in the constitution.” With […]
“Berlin and Chengdu are quite similar,” says Xuedan Tang, the director of the C/LENS Film Festival Berlin. “Both cities are very open and multicultural.” However, what particularly impresses her about the German capital is that even when her film screenings delve into somewhat lengthy and weighty topics, the audiences in Berlin are usually very receptive, […]
Anton Melchers was promoted to Managing Director at the family-owned company C. Melchers GmbH & Co. KG in July. Melchers has been managing the business in China from Shanghai since 2018. Thomas Ruhnau has been Head of Controlling China at the BMW Group since June. Ruhnau was previously Head of the Long Term Target Steering […]
Bernd Bornhauser is moving from Mercedes-Benz China in Beijing back to Mercedes-AMG in Baden-Wuerttemberg, where he has been working as Head of Product/Lifecycle Management, Accessories & Collection since August.Jens Pabel has been working in Changchung as a construction site manager for Audi China since August. Previously, he was employed as a site coordinator for HLS […]
Foreign languages are Andreas Guder’s passion. The 56-year-old has been Professor of Chinese Didactics at the Free University of Berlin since 2019. He advocates Europeans to focus more on “distant foreign languages” such as Chinese. Up to now, they have played only a minor role in the German education system. He believes it is a […]
Frank Bournois is the new vice president and dean of the China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) in Shanghai. Bournois holds a Ph.D. in business strategy from the University of Lyon. He specializes in studying the way European companies identify, manage and develop their future leaders.Is something changing in your organization? Let us know at […]
Niels Schumann has been Head of Ramp-up for Audi FAW NEV in Changchun since the beginning of July. He was previously Technical Project Manager for FAW-Volkswagen. Is something changing in your organization? Let us know at heads@table.media!
When Per van der Horst was 13 years old, his father took him to flea markets in their hometown of Rotterdam. “That’s how it all started,” he says today. The flea market visits increased, and with them, the treasures the teenager took back home. As a young adult, his collection of paintings and objects was […]
Benjamin Becker has moved to the University of Hong Kong as a new professor. Becker previously worked at the University of Bonn and Cologne, among others. He researches and teaches cognitive and affective neuroscience.Guido Maune joined Maersk Container Industry in Qingdao as Managing Director in early July. Maune previously held the position of General Manager […]