German state secretaries are usually not too much in the spotlight. For Patrick Graichen, it is a different story: The high-ranking official in the German Ministry of Economics now faces allegations of cronyism and calls for his resignation. The designated candidate for chair of the German Energy Agency (Dena) board, Michael Schäfer, is Graichen’s best […]
Karsten Konduktorow is the new head of production partner integration in China at the BMW Group. Previously, Konduktorow was head of purchasing in San Luis Potosí. Daniel Scharf has been the new product technology scout at the Volkswagen Group in Shanghai since the beginning of the month. He previously studied at the Mannheim University of […]
Around 2,200 people learn German every year at the Goethe-Institut in Beijing. However, as the deputy director and head of language work, Sabine Wilmes is not only busy with language courses and exams. The Goethe-Institut alone supports more than eighty schools in China, giving German particularly high importance as part of the “Schools: Partners for […]
The political career of Immacolata Glosemeyer, today Spokesperson for Federal and European Affairs and Regional Development for the SPD parliamentary group in Lower Saxony’s state parliament, began quite classically in local politics: At the age of 25, she began to get involved in Wolfsburg and joined the SPD. In 2011, she was elected local mayor […]
Stéphanie Labussière will be Vice President Product Management at Porsche China from May. The French product manager was most recently Vice President Product Marketing at the FAW-Volkswagen joint venture. She will be based in Shanghai. Alexander Buehringer took over project management for the production of the PPE41 China project at Audi in April. PPE stands […]
“For many people, the translator is a machine that eats the source language at one end and spits out the target language at the other,” says Nelly Ma. “If only it were that simple.”She should know. After many years as a lecturer of Chinese at the University of Passau, Ma now works as a translator […]
Bettina Fortunato grew up in the GDR and already led a very European life during the Wall era. She studied agriculture in Bulgaria and married a Portuguese man. After reunification, she began working in local politics, and today she is chairwoman of the European Affairs Committee in the Brandenburg state parliament.Fortunato’s father was a farmer […]
When his opponent stretched his hand across the board, Ding Liren almost flinched in shock. It took him a moment to really interpret the clear signal as such. Then he buried his face in his left hand for nearly half a minute and struggled to realize: World Chess Champion.After a three-week display of strength in […]
Sebastian Brandes has been Head of Business Development Sales China at Audi AG since April. He has been working for the carmaker for eight years. He will continue to work in Ingolstadt for the time being. Monica Liu has been head of Private Markets Greater China at UBS Global since April 1. Liu has 16 […]
Shao Ping Guan will become the new Head of China Equity at Allianz Global Investors. As of July 1, he will be responsible for the portfolio management of Chinese equity strategies from Hong Kong. He succeeds Anthony Wong.Michael Schalk has been Press Officer Production, Logistics and Locations China for Audi AG since February 2023. Is […]