NEWS AND VIEWS

 
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By Mr. Alfred Shum, Chairman & CEO

Mr. Shum founded Onpress 10 years ago and expanded this recruitment and pharmaceutical services business from a one-man band to 15 staff with 3 offices in Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong.  He is a master's graduate in biochemistry and MBA from Sydney Australia, has worked for many well known multinational companies in senior management roles, and is a popular speaker and writer on China, recruitment and pharmaceutical issues in international forums.  He has recruited many senior managers and technical specialists across many industries in China and Asia.
  • Mr. WANG Biao, ex-AstraZeneca, has joined Boehringer Ingelheim as the Government Affairs Director
  • The new HR Director for Boehringer Ingelheim is Ms. Marle Ye
  • The CEO of Boehringer Ingelheim, Mr. Helmut Leuchten, will soon return to Germany; he will be replaced by another expatriate
  • Ms. Angela YANG, ex-AstraZeneca, has joined Fournier Laboratories in a Government Affairs Manager
  • Mr. Kevin LI has left Aventis Pasteur and re-joined his previous employer, a Singaporean CRO, Parkway Group/Gleneagles
  • Ms. KANG Zhiqing, ex-Schering-Plough, is now the Medical Director of Pfizer China
  • A new division of medical devices has been created by the operators of haoyisheng and Excel
  • Mr. Dalvin NI, ex-Medical Director for Pharmacia Shanghai, is now a Medical Director of the Taiwanese CRO, Apex
  • Ms. Stella YANG, ex-Wyeth, has joined Abbott Laboratories in a marketing role
  •  Mr. Simon Shi, a returnee from Canada, a Canadian MBA holder and a pharmacy graduate form the Beijing Medical University, has recently joined IMS Shanghai
  • Mr. Craig Summerfield, ex-AstraZeneca, has set up his own consulting firm, Summerfield, in Shanghai
  • The Chinese Government, through CEPA, has made a number of allowances for Hong Kong citizens to conduct businesses in China, including the services industry (financial, legal, banking, insurance, etc.)
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Editor¡¯s note: Please send any news and views to Alfred Shum at the following address:
ashum@onpressint.com