We are pleased to announce that the new Board of Directors of the German Chamber of Commerce in China - East China (term 2026–2029) was elected at last week’s Annual General Meeting in Shanghai.
- Thomas Zimmerle, Senior Vice President / CFO Greater China, Infineon Technologies China Co., Ltd, has been elected as Chairperson,
- Dr. YANG Gang, President, TRUMPF China, is the Vice-Chairperson,
- Gregor Koch, General Manager / Head of China, Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg Shanghai Branch, will serve as the Treasurer,
- Michael Kern, Executive Director at German Chamber of Commerce in China - East China,
- Anna An, President Henkel Greater China,
- Ralph Koppitz Partner / Rechtsanwalt / German Attorney-at-law, RÖDL China,
- Heiko Lässig, Managing Director of HELLA Corporate Center Asia and Executive Vice President of Finance and Controlling China at FORVIA HELLA, FORVIA HELLA,
- Frank Schulze, General Manager, Chairman of the Board of DB Cargo Transasia and Director of the Board of CUIRC, DB Cargo Transasia Co., Ltd.,
- Tony Zhang, CFA, Chairman, Greater China & Country CEO, China, Commerzbank AG are members of the Board of Directors.
We would like to thank all Board Members for supporting our Chamber work in East China and our members for using their voices to help shape the future of the German Chamber in East China.
We would also like to thank the former Board of Directors. Our sincere gratitude goes to Clas Neumann as Chairperson, Dr. YANG Gang as Vice-Chairperson, Michael Kern as Executive Director and Brigitte Wolff as Treasurer, as well as Holger B. Santel, Frank Schulze, Qian Chen, Michael Kruppe, and Ralph Koppitz.