Jiemian News has launched the Super CEO series list for the seventh consecutive year. After 9 months of research, Jiemian News' "Super CEO of the Year" and its series of sub-lists have been announced one after another. In addition to the main list of "Super CEO of the Year", this year's series of sub-lists include "Real Estate CEO of the Year", "Financial CEO of the Year", "New Energy CEO of the Year", "Automotive CEO of the Year", "Healthcare CEO of the Year", "Technology CEO of the Year", "Female CEO of the Year" and "CEO of Multinational Corporation in China".
The "CEO of the Year in China" list is one of the sub-lists of the "Jiemian News 2023 Super CEO" series. The list focuses on the CEOs of multinational companies rooted in Chinese mainland who are good at exploring the potential of the Chinese market, making bold decisions and innovations, and adding vitality to the Chinese economy.
With its strong resilience, open and active market, stable and coherent policies, perfect infrastructure and complete industrial support, China's economy has built a good business environment and has become an important revenue market for global multinational companies. Combined with favorable policy support, the foreign investment service system has been continuously optimized, providing unlimited development opportunities for enterprises from all over the world to develop in China.
From January 1, 2022, the new version of the negative list for foreign investment access in the country and pilot free trade zones will come into effect, and the items on the list will be further reduced, and the opening up will continue to be expanded. In 2022, the scale of China's investment attracted by China maintained steady growth, hitting a record high, and the actual use of foreign investment exceeded 1.2 trillion yuan for the first time, maintaining the world's leading scale of investment. Among them, the growth rate of investment in the manufacturing industry was particularly eye-catching, with the actual use of foreign investment reaching 323.7 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 46.1%. At the same time, the high-tech industry has become an important growth point, driving the quality of foreign investment to be further improved, and the actual use of foreign investment for the whole year was 444.95 billion yuan, an increase of 28.3 percent.
This year's government work report mentions that it is necessary to vigorously boost market confidence, launch a series of major measures that will help the smooth operation of the economy, achieve effective qualitative improvement and reasonable quantitative growth, and inject vitality and confidence into multinational enterprises to further deepen the Chinese market. At the same time, the policy support for technological innovation and development has been continuously strengthened, which has also created more opportunities for multinational companies to develop high-tech industries. From January to April this year, the actual use of foreign capital in the country was 499.46 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 2.2%. The actual use of foreign investment in high-tech industries increased by 12.8 percent, of which high-tech manufacturing increased by 37.1 percent.
From November 5 to 10, 2023, the 6th China International Import Expo was held in Shanghai. A total of 69 countries and 3 international organizations participated in the national exhibition, and a total of 3,486 enterprises from 128 countries and regions participated in the exhibition, including 289 of the world's top 500 companies and industry leading enterprises, setting a new high, and more than 400 new products, technologies and new services were unveiled, leading the trend of global innovation and development and empowering various industries to iterate and upgrade.
In the face of the great vitality and unlimited potential of the Chinese market, the CEOs of multinational companies in China have shown extraordinary professionalism and leadership, leading the company to create outstanding performance. Jiemian News' 2023 list of CEOs of multinational companies in China will be announced for you.
Xiang Weiming
GE Global Vice President, GE President, GE China
Xiang Weiming has been with GE for more than 30 years, and has been responsible for the business of two important departments in China, aviation and rail transit, and has rich experience in multinational management and work. Since taking over as President of GE China in June 2020, Xiang Weiming has led the company's long-term business growth in China and led the smooth implementation of GE's spin-off in China. "In the future, GE will continue to improve the energy utilization rate of the entire industry chain in the three major fields of energy, aviation and healthcare through R&D and investment in cutting-edge industry solutions, and promote the high-quality development of China's low-carbon economy," said Xiang Weiming. "In January this year, GE Healthcare went public separately, completing the first step in the spin-off plan. Xiang Weiming also said in his speech at the first CATA Aviation Conference held this year that GE Aerospace will embrace the broad opportunities of green and low-carbon development of the aviation industry with further technological innovation, and work hand in hand with partners to achieve a "sustainable future aviation". Currently, GE has more than 7,400 engines in service in China, serving more than 60 airline customers, with a talent localization rate of 99%. GE has also worked with the Civil Aviation Administration of China, airlines and other partners to carry out diversified training, and has provided more than 10,000 talents for China's civil aviation industry.
Huang Chenhong
Executive Vice President of SAP and President of Greater China
With a deep technical background and rich experience in the Chinese market, Huang Chenhong has served as the Global Executive Vice President and President of SAP Greater China since August 2021, injecting new vitality into SAP's business development in Greater China. Under his leadership, SAP Greater China announced that it will define itself as an enabler of "new Chinese enterprises" to help Chinese enterprises develop in the direction of all-data, all-link, and all-green through digital transformation. Huang Chenhong said that under the new development pattern, SAP will adhere to the original aspiration of "In China, for China", provide first-class digital technology for new Chinese enterprises, help them build a solid digital foundation, promote business transformation with innovative technology, and jointly grasp new opportunities for high-quality development. This year, SAP launched the "Golden Key Program for Going Overseas" to empower enterprises to improve their ability to cope with the storms of going overseas from three aspects: cloud, ecology and management: releasing a "one-stop" cloud solution package, launching a customized digital transformation workshop for going overseas, and creating a community communication platform for overseas enterprises. Huang Chenhong said that SAP is willing to be a "new Chinese enterprise" to open up the golden key to "dual circulation", escort more Chinese enterprises to go overseas with high quality, and accompany them to ride the wind and waves in the voyage of global development.
Chen Weili
Chief Executive Officer, Skechers China, Korea & Southeast Asia
As the leader of Skechers China, Chen Weili continues to strengthen the upgrading of infrastructure in China. At this year's CIIE, Chen Weili introduced that in the future, Skechers will increase 1 billion yuan to renovate the Asia-Pacific product research and development center, reorganize more functional departments, and strengthen internal infrastructure, such as completing the Skechers China logistics center with a total investment of more than 3 billion yuan in 2025 and building a live broadcast base in China. At present, 85% of Skechers' products come from China. "China is the largest overseas market for the Skechers brand outside of the U.S. domestic market, and consumers in the Chinese market are increasingly demanding products and paying more attention to the quality and functionality of their products. "In 2023, Skechers will open 700 new stores in China; at present, Skechers has opened nearly 3,000 offline stores in Chinese mainland, and has built a complete new retail channel.
Liao Tianshu
Global Senior Partner, Chairman and Managing Director of Greater China at the Boston Consulting Group
With more than 20 years of experience in the consulting field, she also has a unique understanding of the industry in China, having led business growth and management optimization projects for several of the world's largest consumer goods companies in China and Asia. During her 10 years as head of the Boston Consulting Group Greater China, BCG's practice in Greater China has grown rapidly and its business structure has been continuously optimized. "In today's rapidly changing world, it is imperative for companies to build resilience and reimagine their business models, and the most important part of this is to maintain diversity in the organization and team," said Liao, who is committed to creating a fair and inclusive workplace environment, focusing on team diversity and promoting the growth of female employees. Women are empathetic, empathetic, and will have a lot of room to develop in the workplace. When she became BCG's Greater China chairman, the proportion of women in BCG's China managing director and global partners increased rapidly from 13 percent to 33 percent in five years.
Qu Wei
General Manager of Unilever China
2023 is Unilever's 100th year in the Chinese market, Qu Wei said at this year's CIIE that Unilever's confidence in deepening China's cultivation remains unchanged, and it has always practiced its corporate mission of "making sustainable living within reach", "We look forward to bringing more sustainable innovations to local consumers, promoting more "Made in China" and "R&D in China" to the world, and helping thousands of families continue to improve their sense of happiness and gain." "Unilever has eight integrated production bases in China, and has achieved a complete supply chain layout covering the southeast and northwest. The Unilever Global R&D Center in Shanghai brings together 400 scientists, has applied for and obtained more than 1,500 patents, achieved a number of world-class breakthroughs, created many best-selling products, and exported many outstanding "Chinese R&D" to overseas markets. In the first half of this year, Unilever's receivables in the Chinese market increased by 7.9%.
Li Xiaoping
Senior Vice Chairman of CP Group and CEO of China
As the first foreign-funded enterprise to enter Chinese mainland after the reform and opening up, CP Group has actively participated in China's reform and opening up for more than 40 years, and has continuously increased its investment in China. CP Group has built more than 600 joint ventures and wholly-owned enterprises, with investment areas all over China and 100,000 employees, making it one of the multinational enterprise groups with the largest scale of foreign investment and the largest number of investment fields in China. Yang Xiaoping said that CP Group will, as always, adhere to the concept of "extensive consultation, joint construction and sharing" and "benefit the country, the people and the enterprise" to invest and develop, actively participate in the construction of the "Belt and Road", and make greater contributions to the realization of the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. In 2022, CP Group's total turnover in China will be nearly 200 billion yuan.
Zhang Xiqiang
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Nestlé Greater China
In the first nine months of this year, Nestlé Greater China grew organically by 4.9%, with sales of CHF 3.6 billion, or approximately RMB 27.98 billion. Growth in Greater China was driven by increased sales in the outdoor channel, strong momentum in the e-commerce channel and pricing contribution. The pet food and confectionery business grew in market share. Zhang Xiqiang pointed out that the market environment has been challenging this year, and said: "Even in a difficult market environment, there are always winners who can surpass market growth and continue to expand market share." The business teams in Greater China will strive to be such winners. He also mentioned that it is necessary to continue to innovate the way of working and win consumers through high-quality products and services to achieve outstanding performance growth.
Zhao Bingdi
President of Panasonic (China).
Zhao Bingdi said that the Chinese market is Panasonic's largest overseas market. Panasonic's annual output value in the Chinese market exceeds 128 billion yuan, accounting for 27% of Panasonic's global business scale. At present, Panasonic has 64 subsidiaries in China, employing more than 50,000 people, including nearly 10,000 technicians. He also mentioned that in the 45 years since it was rooted in the Chinese market, Panasonic has undergone tremendous changes in terms of business content and scale, and the group's home appliance business in China now accounts for 35%, and B2B business such as auto parts, electronic devices, and factory automation accounts for 65%. At the same time, Panasonic has always adhered to the concept that the company is a public instrument of society, and fulfills its responsibility for environmental protection while realizing customer value. Implement a number of carbon neutrality initiatives, research and development of energy-saving/energy-saving/energy storage products, create zero-carbon factories in China, provide energy management and solutions, and upgrade green packaging and logistics.
Zhou Xiaping
Senior Vice President of Novo Nordisk and President of Greater China
With many years of management experience in the pharmaceutical industry, Ms. Zhou has worked in overseas markets for more than 10 years, is a leader with both global vision and China experience, and is also the first Chinese senior manager born and raised in Novo Nordisk. In the first half of 2023, Novo Nordisk's revenue in China will be 8.928 billion Danish kroner, and the three main indicators of operating income, operating profit and net profit will increase by more than 30% year-on-year. Novo Nordisk has incorporated China into its global synchronous R&D system and launched the "China Co-Creation" project, so that Chinese patients can simultaneously benefit from global innovative drugs. At present, Novo Nordisk has established clinical research strategic cooperation centers with 30 professional departments of 15 hospitals in multiple provinces, covering 8 therapeutic areas. Zhou Xiaping said: "We continue to explore effective ways of cooperation and innovation, unite the efforts of multiple parties, build a pharmaceutical innovation ecosystem, and transform innovation results into tangible patient benefits, and work together to defeat diabetes and other serious chronic diseases. ”
Zhu Xiaotong
Tesla's global vice president and head of Greater China
Zhu Xiaotong has extensive management experience and cross-border work experience, and has played a key role in the rapid development of Tesla's supercharging stations in China after becoming global vice president and president of China. As of November 2023, 100% of Tesla's supercharging stations in Chinese mainland have covered more than 1,800 provincial capitals and municipalities directly under the central government, with more than 11,000 supercharging piles, with more than 700 destination charging stations and more than 2,000 destination charging piles. The Shanghai Gigafactory is Tesla's first overseas factory and one of Tesla's highest-capacity factories in the world. At present, Tesla has achieved more than 95% of the parts localization rate and more than 95% automation rate in the Shanghai Gigafactory. In the first 11 months of this year, the cumulative delivery volume of Tesla's Gigagene Shanghai factory has reached about 854,000 vehicles, a year-on-year increase of more than 30%. In 2022, Tesla's revenue in the Chinese market will be $18.145 billion, accounting for 22.27% of total revenue.
The "CEO of the Year for Multinational Corporations in China" is a study of CEOs of multinational companies in China, including listed and unlisted companies. Among them, CEO is a general term for CEO, president, general manager, president and other positions. Jiemian News compiles the list through enterprise declaration, desktop research, enterprise visits, data models and other links. Jiemian News compiles the list by measuring the market performance, financial performance and personal reputation of the companies managed by the CEO.
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