Ace Tan
Global Client Success Manager at Equus Software, LLCAce is a Global Client Success Manager at Equus Software, with over nine years of professional experience spanning hospitality, finance, and global mobility. For the past year and a half, she has led a team of Business Analysts dedicated to optimizing the client lifecycle for a diverse portfolio of global clients, including those in manufacturing, journalism, and banking. Her focus is on empowering clients to maximize their platform usage through strategic support and data-driven insights.
Amber Chan
Senior Client Engagement Manager at AIRINCBorn in Malaysia and educated in Hong Kong, Amber holds a Bachelor of Accounting and Finance from the University of Hong Kong. She is fluent in English, Mandarin, Cantonese, and Bahasa Malaysia. Amber joined AIRINC in 2017 and began as a cost-of-living researcher. With her familiarity of AIRINC’s data collection process, she then moved to the Analysis and Delivery team to facilitate client data projects and production. In her current role as a Senior Client Engagement Manager, she has been serving clients across APAC and is the lead for clients in Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Korea and Greater China. Prior to joining AIRINC, Amber worked at PwC’s China Corporate Tax, providing tax compliance and consulting services to companies in China and Hong Kong.
Annie Wang
APAC Senior Talent Mobility and Relocation Specialist at Dow ChemicalHR Global Mobility professional with over 17 years of experience across the Asia Pacific region. Key roles at Dow Chemical Talent Mobility and Relocation team in Global Compensation Management and China Mobility Partner. Currently, provide APAC-wide mobility program oversight and stakeholder consultation.
Avrom Goldberg
Senior Vice President Asia Pacific of Weichert Workforce MobilityAvrom Goldberg has ultimate responsibility for both client engagement and service delivery throughout the Asia Pacific region for Weichert Workforce Mobility. In addition, he serves as advisor for the APAC region to the Weichert Advisory Services team. He is based in Hong Kong where he has lived since 2001.
Avrom has more than thirty years’ experience in the global mobility industry. During his career, he has held global or regional roles in the areas of supply chain management, business development, operations, consulting and general management.
He has been twice recognized by The Forum for Expatriate Management, having won their awards for “Outstanding Contribution to APAC Global Mobility” in 2016 and “APAC Global Mobility Professional of the Year” in 2012. He is also the recipient of multiple awards from Worldwide ERC, including a Meritorious Service Award, three Distinguished Service Awards and Worldwide ERC's highest honor, the President's Award.
Avrom has also been the architect of three of the deepest dive surveys ever conducted on global mobility in China. The most recent being 2024: “China Revealed – the Present & Future State of Mobility” https://www.weichertworkforcemobility.com/whitepaper/china-revealed-mobility-research/
Becky Xia
Managing Partner at Fragomen (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.Becky specializes in solving complex immigration challenges for a diverse range of client groups. With extensive experience in client consultation, support, and relationship building, she possesses a strong command of immigration procedures and project management. This makes her steady and reliable in navigating China’s constantly evolving immigration landscape and legal requirements. She provides support for employment-based immigration and investment visas for multinational corporations, financial institutions, and other global employers. Proactive and forward-thinking, Becky not only addresses immediate challenges but also offers strategic guidance to help clients achieve long-term immigration program compliance. She delivers insightful strategies for cross-border talent deployment by Chinese enterprises and for foreign employees entering China. Her expertise, combined with Fragomen’s strong global network, makes her a trusted partner for both existing and potential clients.
Bo Yang
President, Mobility Group, Asia Pacific of Eaton (China) Investments Co., Ltd.Bo took the role since October 2020, and his responsibilities cover Eaton’s Mobility business for the entire APAC region including China, India, Japan, S. Korea, and Australia. In this role, he has had direct oversight of operations, sales performance, market development, customer management, partner relationships, new product launches and leadership development in the region. Bo joined Eaton in Jan. 2019 as vice president and general manager of China for the Vehicle Group and eMobility.
Prior to his time at Eaton, Bo worked for BorgWarner, where he was general manager, Emissions & Thermal Systems in China. He also spent many years with Navistar in the U.S. and China, where he held various leadership positions. He began his career with the Ford Motor Company as a research engineer in Detroit, Michigan.
Bo holds a master’s in business administration degree from University of Chicago Booth School of Business in Illinois, a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, and a master’s in automotive engineering from Tsinghua University in Beijing, China. He also holds a bachelor’s degree in power machinery engineering from Xi’an Jiaotong University in Xi’an, China. Later he pursued and completed PhD in Strategy management at University of Nottingham while working full-time.
Catherine Huang
Managing Director of AccentureCatherine joined Accenture in 2018. She has over 30 years of diverse experience across various markets, industries, and functions. Her expertise primarily lies in HR management, talent and leadership development, mergers and integration, and change management. Previously, she held HR leadership roles at Dentsu Aegis and McKinsey.
Catherine is an executive coach with extensive experience and is also proficient in leadership assessments. She obtained bachelor’s degree from Shanghai Fudan University and full-time MBA from Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto.
Certifications:
• Honor Certificate in NeuroLeadership from the NeuroLeadership Institute (NLI) in the United States
• Certificate in Positive Psychology (Visionary Science by Martin Seligman)
• Certified User of Hogan Leadership Assessment
• Certified Practitioner of MBTI® Personality Type Assessment
Chao Zhang
VP & GM at TE ConnectivityChao Zhang is a seasoned global executive with leadership experiences in multiple countries. Currently he is vice president and general manager for TE China.
Under Chao’s leadership, TE’s businesses have grown significantly in China, not only in revenue but also in technology innovation, manufacturing footprint, as well as local and global customer base expansion. For the past 10+ years, TE has been on the List of Top 100 Shanghai Foreign Invested Companies. TE was also named the “Top Employer” in China in 2023 and 2024.
In addition to TE Connectivity, Chao had held progressive leadership positions with General Electric Company (“GE”) and ExxonMobil. Chao held strategic and operational roles in GE Healthcare, GE Plastics and GE Capital as well as senior leadership positions in GE’s renowned John F Welch Leadership Development Center in New York, known as Crotonville. Chao also served as a senior HR executive for ExxonMobil where he led the HR function for the Global Services Company and Global Staff Functions.
Chao holds master’s and bachelor’s degrees from Tsinghua University.
Claire Yao
Global Mobility Manager at CorningClaire Yao joined Corning China (Shanghai) Regional Headquarters in Jan 2012. She has over 15 years of experience in mobility, including 10+ years as Mobility manager of Corning in APAC. She has facilitated many expansion projects and has designed local and regional policies for talent relocations. She became a certified GMS in 2012.
Claire’s work in Corning focuses on global, regional and local talent flows, including immigration and mobility compliance, linking mobility to talent acquisition and talent management. She has extensive experience on expatriation localization and expansion projects. Her past working experience on Japan and India Total Rewards also enables her to have in-depth knowledge on local policies and practices in Asia.
Her most recent studies focus on immigration and mobility guidance during COVID-19.
Denise Aquino
Global Client Success Director (APAC) of Equus Software, LLCDenise Aquino is a global mobility and client success leader with over 10 years of experience driving strategic partnerships and transformation for multinational organizations. She leads client strategy and value realization across APAC at Equus Software.
GMPD certified, Denise holds a master's degree in educational technology from the University of Tartu, bringing together expertise in global mobility, HR technology, and tech-enabled learning.
Echo Lei
Director of Global Account Management at SirvaEcho is the Director of Global Account Management at Sirva, where she architects complex multinational relocation programs and regularly contributes to industry conferences and workshops on mobility innovation.
With over a decade of expertise spanning petrochemical, automotive, technology, and pharmaceutical sectors, she advises senior stakeholders on mobility strategy, program governance, and service delivery excellence across Asia and worldwide.
Previously serving as Country Director for Sirva China, Echo led transformational implementations involving 500+ relocations, built high-performance visa and immigration teams, and designed innovative expense management frameworks. Based in Shanghai, she champions human-first service design and resilient global programs that balance business objectives with employee experience.
Emily Stewart
Solutions Consulting Director of Equus Software, LLCWith over 20 years of experience in HR and Global Mobility, Emily has helped organizations successfully scale into new markets and build programs that support diverse global talent. For the past two years, she has been working with Equus Software, partnering with companies to automate their mobility processes, drive efficiency, and create more space for strategic, high-impact outcomes.
Haihai Song
Senior Vice President of UPM (China) Co., Ltd.Haihai Song is Senior Vice President, APAC Fine Papers SBU, UPM. He oversees the division where offers sustainably produced office papers brands as well as a broad range of graphic papers. Prior to that, Haihai was Vice President, responsible for UPM Specialty Papers Business Area Business Control for 6 years. In that role, he was in charge of the financial planning and support growth strategy development of UPM Specialty Papers.
With Haihai’s contribution, Specialty Papers has made multiple strategic investments to further increase mill capacity and enhance the leadership position in the industry globally. Additionally, Haihai actively communicates with local key stakeholders and influence the networking to better facilitate UPM’s operations in China.
Haihai began his UPM career in 1999 and held a number of finance and other management positions in the business. He is the member of ACCA (The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants).
Haihai holds a master’s degree in finance and accounting from Fudan University.
Irene Yu
Partner, Global Employer Services at Deloitte ChinaIrene Yu is a Tax Partner based in Deloitte Shanghai. She is leading Eastern China Global Employer Services (“GES”) practices, with more than 20 years of professional experience in tax and mobility areas.
Irene has led the delivery of services to a wide range of multinational and domestic companies covering industries including famous financial institutions, large life science/biotech companies, high technology companies, law firms, etc. She has extensive experience in managing large mobility engagements for both MNCs and China headquartered company and has provided wide scopes of services covering inbound/outbound international assignment structuring, individual income tax compliance and consulting, compensation and benefits structuring, global equity consulting, and foreign exchange consulting. She is also experienced in offering technical and practical support to the clients dealing with China tax authority inquiries on complicated tax issues.
Irene is the China equity practices leader. She has been leading China equity/rewards consulting services for many multinational companies and China domestic companies throughout a plan design to roll out. She is experienced in offering practical support for MNC clients on implementing their global equity plans in China, or helping high growth China domestic clients with their China or outbound equity strategies.
Being as a recognized China individual income tax, social security and equity subject expert, Irene is an active and sought-after speaker on leading industry forums, and a frequent commentator on various national medias.
Irene graduated from Fudan University with a Master Degree of Economics. Irene is a qualified Certified Public Accountant of PRC.
Isabelle Zhang
China International Mobility Manager at Decathlon GroupIsabelle Zhang brings 24 years of senior HR management experience within the Decathlon Group, including 13 years specializing in international mobility. She has played a key role in establishing a global talent mobility system and fostering cross-cultural teamwork.
Kevin Zhu
Director, Tax & Business Advisory Services of Deloitte ChinaKevin Zhu is the Director of Deloitte Shanghai. He has 16 years of professional firm experience as well as industry experience in human resource and tax areas. Kevin was the Asia Pacific Mobility Compensation & Tax Manager of a Fortune 500 automobile company before he joined Deloitte.
Kevin has extensive project management experience in human resource management. He has led many corporate internal human resource projects when he worked for the automobile company. He also takes the role of project manager and drives many human resource project when serving many large multinational companies.
Kevin has led large engagements for many multinational companies as well as China domestic companies and has provided a wide scope of services covering compensation & benefits, individual income tax & social security as well as global mobility policy and process advisory. He has also provided human resource management training for many large multinational companies. Kevin has represented Deloitte to make presentations in many global and local forums and workshops. He is also the nominated speaker of the Deloitte Dbrief webcast of Asia Pacific.
Lily Guan
President of Cargill Investments (China) Co., Ltd.Ms. Lily Guan serves as President of Cargill China and General Counsel of Cargill North Asia.
Lily joined Cargill China in 2016 as Country Lead Lawyer, leading the country legal team and providing legal advice to support Cargill’s growth in China. Since 2021, she promoted as General Counsel of Cargill North Asia. Since 2022, she was appointed as President of Cargill China.
Before joining Cargill, Lily was General Counsel for China at L’Oreal for 6 years and Mondelez for 8 years where she built up the legal teams in both companies and held added responsibilities in compliance and security work. Lily has also worked in senior legal positions in several MNCs including 3M, Metro (Retail) and Alcatel (Technology), covering food, beauty, technology, retail and other industries.
Lily holds a LLB from Shanghai’s East China University of Political Science and Law.
Linda Zhang
Partner in Charge, Shanghai Office at Heidrick & Struggles (Shanghai) Talent Consulting Co., LtdLinda Zhang is Partner-in-Charge of Heidrick & Struggles’ Shanghai office where she serves the recruitment needs of Global MNCs and local conglomerates for key management positions in the region. Linda is a core member of the firm’s Consumer and Industrial Practice. She also leads the firm’s CEO and Board Practice in Greater China.
Linda is an accomplished Consultant with over 20 years of experience in Executive Search and Leadership Advisory, which has earned her a strong reputation among senior executives in the market. She has advised both MNCs and local Chinese companies on their leadership, organization and talent strategies, and placed hundreds of executives into important positions.
Linda is the first generation Executive Search Consultants in China. She has grown up with the industry and is quite versatile. Most of her experiences are focused on two key industries in China: Consumer and Industrial. With the dynamic and transboundary development of China market, Linda is able to leverage her broad experiences to serve clients best.
Earlier in her career, Linda has worked as a Management Consultant with Bain & Company in Shanghai, advising Fortune 500 companies on market entry and growth strategy, organization and human resources issues. She also worked as an Associate for the World Economic Forum in Geneva, Switzerland, managing the Forum’s relationship with the Chinese Government, business, academia and media. She started her career as a Business Analyst at the Investment Planning Department of China Eastern Airlines based in Shanghai.
Linda was born and raised in China. She earned her bachelor degree from University of International Business and Economics in Beijing and her MBA degree with honours (Beta Gamma Sigma) from the University of Chicago in US.
Maggie Dai
Regional Sales Director for China of SirvaMaggie serves as Regional Sales Director for China at Sirva, where she architects comprehensive global mobility solutions for organizations navigating workforce transformation across Asia and beyond. With over a decade of strategic expertise, Maggie operates at the intersection of China's outbound expansion and inbound multinational operations, partnering with organizations to design scalable mobility frameworks that support their global growth ambitions, while delivering end-to-end relocation programs for established multinational corporations operating in China.
Her integrated approach spans strategic program design, cost optimization, supplier ecosystem management, and seamless service delivery across household goods shipments and destination services. As a trusted advisor to HR and talent mobility leaders, she brings deep market intelligence on China's evolving mobility landscape and proven methodologies for building resilient, future-ready global programs that align workforce strategy with business growth.
Maggie Zhang
Senior Total Rewards Manager, Executive Compensation & Global Mobility at Goodyear Tire Management Company (Shanghai) Ltd.Maggie is responsible for managing the Global Mobility Program & Executive Compensation for Goodyear Asia Pacific region. She also leads the AP benefit programs for Goodyear.
Maggie has over 15 years of HR experiences in HR Business Partnering, Talent Management and Total Rewards. She has been with Goodyear for 17 years. Before joining Goodyear, she had a long career at Honeywell & U.S. Consulate Commercial Service.
Michelle Zhou
Partner, Personal Tax Advisory at KPMG ChinaMichelle currently leads the KPMG People Services practice in the Eastern and Central China region, and has over fifteen years of experience in providing global mobility solutions to clients in China and overseas.
Michelle has assisted multi-national clients across a broad spectrum of industries on immigration, personal income tax compliance and advisory services. In particular, she has experience in Australian, China and United States expatriation taxation, and has served on small, medium and large accounts during her career with KPMG to date.
Michelle and her team have assisted clients with successfully completing the tax and foreign exchange registrations of equity based plans in China since the introduction of the relevant regulations in China. She has also actively participated in various projects assisting clients with design, implement and roll-out of employee incentive plans, including equity based compensation plans.
Over the years, Michelle has undertaken speaking engagements at events held by the American Chamber of Commerce, Australian Chamber of Commerce, Canada Business Council and EU Chamber of Commerce to update their members on the latest regulatory developments and trends in Chinese individual income tax, as well as topics on remuneration packaging; equity based compensation structuring; and others. Michelle has also delivered lectures to students in the finance discipline of Fudan University on expatriation taxation.
Mandy Zhao
North Asia & China Mobility Manager at L'OREAL (China) Co., Ltd.- Roundtable Discussion
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Mandy Zhao has over 15 years’ experience in global mobility and international talent management.
8 years working experience in US enriched her global practice as well as localization of policy implementation. Her experience includes talent planning, mobility full cycle management, vendor management, HRIS for mobility etc.
Currently Mandy is working as L’Oreal North Asia and China Mobility Manager, focusing on innovated mobility solutions, global talent planning, mobility support, government consulting etc.
Mandy is certified GPHR and SPHR with a double master’s degree in human resources management and business Analytics.
Man Yi Tsai
Client Engagement Representative, APAC at AIRINCMan Yi moved to AIRINC’s Client Engagement team in 2025 where she supports clients based in the Asia-Pacific region. She first joined AIRINC’s Hong Kong AIRINC office in 2021, as part of Analysis and Delivery team, where she delivered complex client data analysis. Prior to joining AIRINC, Man Yi worked as a business analyst and project assistant for several firms in Hong Kong, regularly providing reports and data analyses to business management. She received her Bachelor of Business Administration from the Open University of Hong Kong.
Yongqiang Yuan
Senior Director of Presales and Solutions at Wangsu TechnologyWith over 15 years of experience in cloud computing, content delivery, security, and edge computing. Experienced in AI commercialization, global expansion of AI technologies, and AI-powered applications. Have 7 years of management experience, including 3 years leading cross-functional teams.