David Henry is a US American from the tiny State of Rhode Island who has lived in Shanghai for 30 years. He taught at Shanghai International Studies University, Overseas Training Department and at the College of English, graduate program in Intercultural Communications. There he was part of the teaching team that built the SISU program into the largest Intercultural Communications degree program in the world. In 2009, he and his partners founded Jonas Emil Coffee Roasters one of the first specialty coffee roasters in modern Shanghai. It was as coffee roaster he first joined the Jiashan Market when it opened in 2012 as a western style farmers’ market where expat entrepreneurs could meet the demands of fellow expats for home-culture foods and handcrafts not readily available in Shanghai. David assumed management of the market in 2017 and has worked to expand the number of venues for vendors to market their products under the umbrella brand JS Markets.
My name is Dongxin Fang, Head of Indirect Purchasing APAC and Global Commodity Spare Parts in ZF Group. I am leading a team more than 120 people located in 12 countries with spend more than 1Billion Euro. Being almost 30 years’ experience in automotive industry, I have my honor to work with many female colleagues as my supervisors or my subordinates. Their guidance and support are always inspiring me on my way to success. To make me proud is that in past 17 years I was able to sponsor and develop female talents to be senior executives or experts at different roles.
Giving Trust, Giving Respect and No Bias are the basic elements throughout my team. In addition to this strong basement, I provide regular mentoring and professional challenges in and outside the comfort zone. This combination (trustful atmosphere and exciting experiences) is the successful elevator to the next level- not only in the light of individual competence but also of stimulated motivation in the team.
Eric Yu is the Managing Director (China CEO) and Board Member for Victoria’s Secret, Greater China. He helped launched the Victoria’s Secret brand in China in 2017, introducing the market to this iconic brand. Victoria’s Secret is one of the world’s largest intimate apparel and specialty retailer. They offer fashion inspired collections including signature lingerie, sleepwear, and athleisure wear, as well as award-winning prestige fragrances and body care. Victoria’s Secret is the #1 market share leader for intimate apparel in the US.
Eric has over 20 years of experience in the international retail industry with iconic Fortune 500 brands such as Apple, Louis Vuitton, Starbucks and most recently with Victoria’s Secret. He has worked and lived in Greater China as a senior executive for the past 15 years in many different cities such as Chengdu, Wuhan, Hong Kong and most recently Shanghai. He was originally born in Hong Kong and grew up in the United States, in Boston. He attended Bowdoin College, an Ivy League liberal arts college located in Maine. Eric holds a Bachelor of Science degree, in Chinese and Chinese Culture. He also studied in China from 1996-1997 at Beijing Capital Normal University and Harbin Institute of Technology. He currently lives in Shanghai with his wife, whom he met in Chengdu, and two dynamic daughters who are growing up to be citizens of the world.
