Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
High energy levels & commitment
Canadian Solar Inc. (CSIQ) is one of the world's largest solar power companies, manufactures solar modules, solar system kits and setup utility-scale solar power plants in key markets around the world. It has solar modules and cells manufacturing plants in China and Canada, along with a global network for sales and service. CSIQ has over 7,000 employees in 18 countries with brands including Recurrent Energy, a leading US solar power developer. Net revenue for 2014 was close to US$3B, net income US$240M and total solar shipments were 3.1GW. Report directly to CSIQ COO and responsible for IT globally. SAP is used widely throughout the company with FICO, MM, PP, PS and SD modules, along with Salesforce as CRM tool for sales and service.
Zhejiang Geely Holding Group is a Chinese automotive manufacturing company with principal products like automobiles, motorcycles, engines and transmission systems. It sells passenger cars under 5 brand names: Emgrand, Englon, Geely, Gleagle and Volvo. Geely is a Fortune 500 company with recent annual revenue of US$24.6B and annual vehicles sales of 905,000. Responsible for IT in all Geely OEMs, Powertrains, Transmission Systems and other Geely-owned subsidiaries globally.
Lear is a leading Tier 1 supplier of two critical systems to the global automotive industry – Seating and Electrical Power Management Systems. It serves every major automaker in the world, and Lear content can be found on more than 300 vehicle nameplates worldwide. As Asia IT Director, responsibilities encompass providing IT services for over 60 plants, 9 Asia countries and over 70 business leaders within Asia. Report directly to global CIO and ‘dotted line’ to Asia CFO and work closely with over 20 Asia Finance directors.
Dedicated to the improvement of sustainable mobility, Michelin designs, manufactures and sells tires for every type of vehicle, including airplanes, automobiles, bicycles, earthmovers, farm equipment, heavy-duty trucks and motorcycles. The company also publishes travel guides, hotel and restaurant guides, maps and road atlases. Michelin employs more than 115,000 and operates 69 major manufacturing plants in 18 countries, with commercial presence in 170 countries. Annual revenue is around 20 billion Euros. Michelin is a world leader of tyre inventions and tyre manufacturing. As Asia CIO & Vice President, responsibilities encompassed providing IT services to 6 manufacturing plants, 11 Asia countries and internal business stakeholders from all business sectors.
General Motors is a company of diverse automotive brands, selling over 9 million vehicles on over 120 countries worldwide with 202,000 employees. GM designs, engineers’ state-of-the-art plants, develops new vehicles and technologies. GM was a world leader in both annual sales revenue and automobile maker. As Regional IT Manager, I have oversight on IT Infrastructure Service Delivery for the Asia-Pacific region. I developed and managed strategies for regional infrastructure planning, architecture, process design and implementation. The work involved collaboration with China and Korea joint ventures on technology directions.