Xiao Guo-Deters joined Cosco Shipping Europe this month as Manager of Strategy Development. Previously, she was Head of Marketing DACH Region for the Chinese private equity firm CS Capital, also in Hamburg.Xindao Mao has moved to the post of Manager of Chromatography China at Sartorius Stedim Biotech in Shanghai. Previously, he worked for the same […]
Romina Plonsker makes no secret of her homeland. In the video interview with her, a plush Hennes, the club mascot of 1. FC Köln – Cologne’s most famous football club -, stands in the background wearing a carnival hat. Next to it hangs an aerial photograph of her hometown of Pulheim. The 34-year-old is serving […]
Michael Locher-Tjoa has been appointed COO Region Greater China at SAP in July. Locher-Tjoa has worked for the German software group for more than ten years. For his new post, he is moving from Zurich to Shanghai. Thomas Fauth has taken over the position of Senior Manager eDrive Integration & RTM development at Mercedes-Benz Group […]
Alvin Liu has been named interim president of Boeing China. As US aircraft manufacturers announced on Monday, the current president, Sherry Carbar, plans to retire later this year. Liu has more than two decades of leadership experience in China, including as vice chairman of Ford Greater China.Markus Bluemchen has been Head of Radiology Informatics Implementation […]
What risks does a company pose to human rights and the environment through its business activities? What measures are needed to prevent and remedy them? And how can a company generally meet its due diligence obligations with a human rights approach? These are the questions Diana Sanabria is dealing with at the logistics company Hapag-Lloyd […]
Zhou Ji was appointed this week as the new deputy director of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office (HKMAO). The 59-year-old has been deputy governor of Henan since 2021 and secretary of the provincial political and legal affairs commission.Peter Hoecht is the new vice president for Germany, Switzerland and China at Carpenter Co, a […]
Miao Wu is convinced: “This youth is shaping a more colorful future!” She hopes for a more trusting relationship and better understanding between China and Germany among the younger generations.In a way, Wu is at the forefront of this effort. She oversees so-called “China Academies”, where students from different places come together to learn about […]
She is a child of the old Bonn Republic, says Katharina Hofmann De Moura. She was born in Bonn and grew up in West Berlin in the 1980s. After studying political science and international relations at the Free University of Berlin, she completed an internship at the Friedrich Ebert Foundation (FES) in Colombia.She has worked […]
Hannah Ha has been appointed Asia chair at US law firm Mayer Brown in June. Ha has been with the firm for more than 17 years and has been a partner in the corporate and securities practice since 2006. Ha succeeds Duncan Abate.Arwed Schwarz has been Chief Financial Officer of BMW Group Region China for […]
With countless obituaries and messages of grief, Asia says goodbye to Coco Lee, one of the region’s most famous singers. She passed away in early July at the age of 48. On Instagram, her sister Nancy reminisces about how Lee “worked tirelessly” to bring Chinese stars international attention and “went all out to shine for […]