Jan Heiland has been the new project manager for eATS2.x systems in China at Mercedes-Benz in Beijing since the spring. eATS 2.0 is the name of Mercedes’ new electric drive system, which is expected to be deployed in 2024. Officially, Heiland’s division is called Electric Drive Systems China Market.Gladys Chun is the new head of […]
“If it is all Chinese to you, then you are in the right place” – this is how the episodes of the China podcast “süsssauer” (sweet and sour) by Yang and Steffen begin. But before that, Yang sets the mood for the respective topic with a few opening words in Chinese. With a lot of […]
Silvio Berlusconi died of chronic leukemia at 9:30 a.m. Monday at San Raffaele Hospital in Milan at the age of 86. The Milanese businessman had been hospitalized several times in recent months, most recently on Friday. He leaves behind five children from two marriages.He was Italy’s Prime Minister four times, owner of the media giant […]
Eric Aufricht is the new Head of Mercedes me Charge for the region Overseas & China. Previously, Aufricht headed Mercedes Pay GmbH, another branch of the German automotive group.Is something changing in your organization? Let us know at heads@table.media!
Wu Ming-yi is one of the most famous writers of contemporary literature in his native Taiwan. In 2018, he was the first Taiwanese to be nominated for the Booker Prize for his historical novel “The Stolen Bicycle.” His novel “The Man with Compound Eyes” is classified as so-called eco-fiction – literature that deals with the […]
There seem to be two hearts beating in Gunther Krichbaum’s political chest. One for his home, the Stuttgart region, and now especially Pforzheim. He studied law at the universities of Tübingen and Heidelberg. But at a young age, Krichbaum also took the path to neighboring countries with detours to Geneva and Lausanne. The second heart […]
Tony Tang, previously head of China at Blackrock, is leaving the company. Tang had taken over the position in July 2019. Susan Chan will take over his duties for the time being.Is something changing in your organization? Let us know at heads@table.media!
Social media seemed like a light at the end of the tunnel for Chinese civil society a few years ago. It provided a forum to initiate discussions on issues that usually did not find their way into the public domain.Wang Aizhong belonged to those activists who once sought to harness the potential of digitally connecting […]
William Yang quits his position as Deutsche Welle’s East Asia correspondent. In the coming year, Yang will report for Voice of America on Taiwan, Hong Kong and China.Patrick Zimmermann has taken over the position of Area Sales Manager Flexible Films for Kampf Machinery in Shanghai at the beginning of the month. Zimmermann previously served as […]
Bernd Eitel is moving from Tencent to Kion. Eitel will be the new head of communications at the Frankfurt-based intralogistics provider. At Chinese Internet giant Tencent, he most recently headed communications for Europe. Helke Pfeiffer has been the new Head of ORU & DLCM at Cariad in Beijing since the beginning of May. Pfeiffer previously […]