Topic:  How to remove a China GM during Covid-19 travel restrictions?  (Case studies)

Speaker: T. T. Chen, an Operating Partner at Taplow Group Consulting.
 

Presentation:
- Some foreign companies (including portfolio companies of PE firms) have subsidiaries in China that are not doing well, or have major compliance concerns.  As a result, they decide to remove their China GM and reset their business priorities or correct their compliance concerns.
-  Due to Covid-19 international travel restrictions, few of these companies have experienced senior executives who can or are willing to relocate to China, or even to visit China and support the transition process physically.
- What are the best practices on interim executives in China who can work with these companies to accomplish their goals quickly and cost effectively?

-Several case studies and lessons learned will be shared.

Speaker's Bio:

T. T. Chen is an Operating Partner at Taplow Group Consulting.

T. T. is also a free-lance Operating Partner for private equity firms and multinationals.  He specializes in interim general management and executive coaching.  

He has completed 11 interim GM/CEO assignments for portfolio companies for PE firms, as well as for western MNCs and SMEs.  He has coached over 70 executives in mostly MNCs.

T. T. also has over 25 years of operations and technical experience in multinational companies, including 12 years of start-up and building industrial and consumer businesses for Avery Dennison in China, Japan and Southeast Asia.

T. T. is Vice Chair of Manufacturers Business Council of American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai.  T. T. is also Shanghai Chapter Lead for Asia Transformation and Turnaround Association.