Moritz Hundhausen is the new Head of EU Policy at the Foundation for Family Businesses and Politics. He represents the interests of family businesses at the European level and heads the Brussels representative office. The 36-year-old lawyer was previously Head of Unit for Environmental and Raw Materials Policy at the Brussels office of the DIHK.Is […]
Joern Schlosser took over the position of Senior Manager PowerTech at Mercedes Benz China in September. Based in Beijing, the engineer will oversee the maintenance of engine and battery systems. Schlosser has worked for Daimler for eleven years, most of which he spent at the Hungarian assembly and body plant in Kecskemét. Wang Xiangwei is […]
Zhang Minghui moved from Romaco Pharmatechnik GmbH in Karlsruhe to Feidekai in Shenzhen. At Romaco, he maintained contact with the Chinese investor Truking from Changsha.Wu Yajun, billionaire and founder and CEO of the Longfor real estate group, resigned. The company is in deep crisis due to payment defaults. Wu and his family failed to stabilize […]
A train journey between Brussels and Berlin takes just under seven hours. It’s a route that Martin Schirdewan knows well by now: In Brussels, he’s a member of the European Parliament; in Berlin, he’s co-chairman of the Left Party. Since June, the 47-year-old has led the party alongside Janine Wissler, thus playing a rare dual […]
Following the reshuffle of the Politburo at the 20th Party Congress, the vacant posts of provincial chiefs are now to be filled:Chen Jining, previously mayor of Beijing, must move to the south. He replaces Li Qiang as party secretary of Shanghai. This potentially makes him eligible for even higher office. Chen is an environmental engineer […]
Alexander Klause has taken on the role of Senior Strategic Buyer for Powertrain and Electric Drive Units at Daimler China. Previously, he was responsible for global procurement management for the eDrive category at Daimler. For his new role, he is moving from Stuttgart to Beijing. Zhang Youxia and He Weidong were appointed Vice Chairmen of […]
Knapp sieben Stunden, so lange dauert eine Zugfahrt zwischen Brüssel und Berlin. Eine Strecke, die Martin Schirdewan inzwischen gut kennt: In Brüssel ist er Abgeordneter im Europaparlament, in Berlin ist er Co-Vorsitzender der Linken. Seit Juni leitet der 47-Jährige die Partei neben Janine Wissler, und spielt damit eine seltene Doppelrolle zwischen Brüssel und Berlin.“Ich war […]
“Let’s see if the German network now supports a video call from the road,” Dirk Martin says from the back seat of his car. It’s jerky, not enough for video during the interview. But Martin doesn’t let that stop him. The 51-year-old founder and entrepreneur of the software company Serviceware constantly deals with the pitfalls […]
Mohamed Mekkaoui Alaoui now serves as Executive Vice President Product at Audi China in Beijing. He previously worked for VW in Wolfsburg for two and a half years. He brings plenty of China experience to the table. Between 2011 and 2017, he worked for the Group in Changchun and Foshan, among other places.After just two […]
When Kerstin Han stepped into a Buddhist temple in Xi’an five years ago and told one of the monks there that she wanted to become a Buddhist and a permanent member, the monk’s eyes widened and he turned pale. The only way he had ever known foreigners was when they came to the temple, took […]