Dora Cheng has a CV with big names. She studied dramatic writing at Shanghai Theatre Academy and earned her master’s degree in visual language of performance in England at Wimbledon College of Art. Her first play, “Erupted,” was picked as the first production for the Shanghai Playhouse’s New Writing program. But when asked what stages […]
When Eckhard Ruthemeyer entered the European Parliament building in Brussels for the first time, he felt a sense of awe. He had come with a task: To represent his home, the town of Soest, population 50,000, on the European stage. The reason: The mayor of the North Rhine-Westphalian county seat had just been elected to […]
Xu Song becomes CEO of port operator China Merchants Ports. He was previously the company’s Chief Operating Officer. Xu was also head of the Port of Liaoning. Xu’s successor as COO of China Merchants Ports will be Lu Yongxin. Weidong Ye is the new CEO at German biotechnology company Airnergy umwelttechnik GmbH. He was previously […]
Andreas Landwehr is not concerned about reverse culture shock. “I honestly have no worries at all. We are totally looking forward to going back to Germany,” says the 64-year-old. He was a foreign correspondent for Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa for a full 33 years, 30 of them in China. Now Landwehr is moving to Berlin. With […]
Even as a student, Kristina Lunz wanted to make a significant impact: with her media campaign “Stop Bild Sexism”, she protested against the “topless” women portraits in the German tabloid newspaper Bild-Zeitung – and was successful. “My desire to change things emerged from a lot of anger back then,” she says today. Shortly thereafter, she […]
Dexter Roberts builds a new China program as Director of China Affairs at the Mansfield Center with a focus on US-China trade. He previously served as Bloomberg’s Beijing bureau chief and as a journalist for Businessweek, among other positions.Is something changing in your organization? Let us know at heads@table.media!
Anabel Stoeriko has been promoted to Head of Operations China at Siemens Real Estate. Stoeriko has been with Siemens for nearly 12 years. She has been active for the tech company in Beijing since 2021, most recently as Real Estate Regional Service Manager. Philipp Holzer has been promoted from Senior Manager to Director for the […]
Liu Xunfeng will become the new CEO of Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC). The Chinese chipmaker made the announcement on Monday. Liu will succeed Gao Yonggang, who is stepping down from his posts as chairman and chief executive officer. Liu was previously vice chairman at SMIC. Previously, he held senior positions at Sinopec and the […]
Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang is missing without a trace. His last public appearance dates back 24 days to this Thursday. However, Beijing does not consider it necessary to clarify the speculations surrounding Qin.The 57-year-old, who was considered a hardliner and took office in March, was last seen on July 25 in Beijing, where he […]
Gustav Theile has been China Business Correspondent at the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung since July. Based in Stuttgart, he previously wrote about business and the economy in southwestern Germany for the F.A.Z.. Now his office is no longer in Germany, but in Shanghai. Dong Jingwei has been appointed Head of China’s National Security Bureau in Hong […]