On the move
Medidata apponts Jim Xu as GM of local unit
Clinical services provider Medidata Solutions Inc appointed Jim Xu as general manager of its China market. The company also plans to double its staff. Xu has over 24 years of leadership experience across healthcare and IT industries in China and the United States. Prior, he was CEO of the China unit of Caradigm USA, which is a subsidiary of Inspirata Inc. Xu led his team to set up China operations of Caradigm, and oversaw the company’s strategic development.
Kr Space Ltd, a co-working space provider, appointed Sun Liang as vicepresident of operations. He will report to Zhong Shu, president of Kr Space, and be responsible for organizational management and strategic planning. Prior, Sun was the general manager of Chinese operations of Regus Corporation. Zhong said Sun’s experience in the business segment of co-work spaces will help Kr Space generate higher business growth and raise operational
58.com Inc, a provider of online information that connects local businesses and consumers, appointed former senior vice-presidents Zhuang Jiandong and He Mingke as co-presidents. Meanwhile, Xiang Minghui, former vice-president, has been promoted to chief talent officer. Ye Wei, former vice-president, has been promoted to deputy chief financial officer. The company also appointed Peng Jiatong as vice-president in charge of human resources and sales. Peng has over 10 years of management-level experience in the fields of investment banking and private equity.
Kr Space names Sun Liang as VP of operations
58.com effects major executive reshuffle
China State Shipbuilding Corp Ltd or CSSC named Yang Jincheng as its general manager. He will also be a member of its executive board. Prior, he was a deputy general manager at China Shipbuilding Industry Corp Ltd or CSIC, another major State-owned enterprise.
Yang, 55, received his doctorate from Huazhong University of Science and Technology and has been an engineer at a national-level research center. According to news website Sina.com, Yang’s appointment appears to show that a CSSC-CSIC merger may well be on the cards.
Both SOEs were founded in 1999, following a split of a State-owned shipbuilding group. Since then, the two companies were involved in mutual transfers of their senior executives.
Yang’s CSIC-to-CSSC move sparks merger talk