Nils Redeker is an optimist. He has no other choice. There are enough people who say why something can’t be done, he says. “There is nothing more pointless than a cynical think tank”, says the Vice Director of the Jacques Delors Centre in Berlin. Founded in 2014, the think tank is a Berlin-based research institution […]
Andy Haslam will be the new Regional President for Greater China at Aston Martin. Haslam has been with the British sports car manufacturer since 2005 and has extensive experience in product development and sales at the company, most recently as head of project management. He will be supported in the region by the appointment of […]
He views his role as that of a translator. That’s how it has been since his studies in Chinese regional studies at the University of Cologne, says Matthias Heger. However, he could have never imagined the unconventional paths he would take to fulfill his translation mission.His professional journey began at a consulting company in Munich. […]
Johann Buss has been Vice President Research And Development at Mercedes-Benz in China since July. Previously, he was in charge of seat development as Development Manager at the car manufacturer in Sindelfingen. His current place of employment is Beijing. Saskia Mayer is the new specialist for strategy development, internationalization and de-risking at Bosch. Mayer studied […]
“Both India and the EU are currently seeking contact with each other – a reaction to an increasingly tense relationship with the People’s Republic of China,” explains Garima Mohan, Senior Fellow in the Indo-Pacific Programme of the German Marshall Fund in Berlin. This represents a significant change in India’s foreign policy, as India has long […]
Philipp Schweizer is the new CFO at Voith Turbo China. In the China business of the mechanical engineering company from Heidenheim an der Brenz, Schweizer is primarily responsible for Controlling, Commercial, Finance, Purchasing and HR. He will be working in Shanghai.Is something changing in your organization? Let us know at heads@table.media!
At the end of July, Pan Gongsheng became the new governor of the People’s Bank of China (PBOC). The 60-year-old succeeds Yi Gang, who has reached the official retirement age of 65. Shortly before, Pan had been appointed Secretary of the Communist Party at the PBOC, thus already holding one of the bank’s two senior […]
Abigaël Vasselier will serve as the Director Research China’s Foreign Relations at the German think tank Merics. In her new position, Vasselier will also analyze the EU’s China policy. She previously worked as Deputy Head of Division for China, Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and Mongolia at the European External Action Service (EEAS).Natalia Koester took over […]
The arrest of human rights lawyer Lu Siwei could continue an alarming trend of Chinese interference in the judiciary of other countries. Lu had been arrested in Laos in late July. Activists and relatives of the lawyer now fear for his illegal extradition to the authorities of the People’s Republic of China.“We are gravely concerned […]
Hugo Zhu will become the new CEO of EV manufacturer Aiways. He is expected to accelerate the expansion abroad. Alan Beebe will become the new CEO of the nonprofit organization Urban Land Institute (ULI) for the Asia-Pacific region. He was previously President of the US Chamber of Commerce in China.Is something changing in your organization? […]