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Warren Clark
Partner at Grant ThorntonWarren has over 25 years of U.S. and international accounting and auditing experience, including more than 13 years on location in China. From 2017 Warren is Grant Thornton LLP’s resident partner in China, where he is a technical resource for teams performing external financial statement audits in China. Warren previously led audits for both public and private clients in Detroit and Philadelphia, and was part of Grant Thornton’s National Professional Standards Group. He also led the China Business Group in the U.S. Central region. In that role, he assisted U.S. companies investing and operating in China and Chinese companies entering U.S. markets.
From 1996 to 2008, Warren was based in Shanghai and Beijing, where he led audits of and managed client relationships across Asia Pacific based subsidiaries of some of the world’s largest companies, including those with operations in China, Korea, Thailand, India, and Australia.
His broad experience includes auditing financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP, IFRS, and Chinese accounting standards, as well as involvement with internal control projects and due diligence reviews.
Paul Dwyer
The head of international tax and transfer pricing practice at Dezan Shira & AssociatesPaul is the head of Dezan Shira & Associates' international tax and transfer pricing practice.
Paul is based in Shanghai, however he is primarily responsible for leading all international tax and transfer pricing engagements for the firm throughout the Asia Pacific region. This includes assisting clients with respect to the following:
- Tax planning and structuring
- Cross border transactions
- Tax treaty interpretation and analysis
- M&A/Re-organisations
- Anti-avoidance
- Tax controversy and administration
- Transfer pricing policy review, design and implementation
- Benchmark studies
- Transfer pricing documentation
- Tax audits
- Related party contracts
Paul’s role also entails me working closely with other members of the firms' tax practice and leading other tax advisory engagements throughout the region including:
- corporate tax
- indirect tax
- individual income tax
- customs and trade
- ad-hoc tax consulting
Paul is also the leader of the firms' Australian Desk. The Australian desk advises Australian companies and individuals on their investments and operations in Asia.
Prior to joining Dezan Shira & Associates, Paul worked for Big 4 firms in Melbourne, Shanghai and Hong Kong.
Paul is a Mandarin Chinese speaker and a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ).
Eddie FU
Head of Cross Border Banking at East West Bank, ChinaMr Fu has extensive experience in banking management and has a broad international perspective. Mr Fu has over 16 years of experience in corss-border financing, credit risk management, emerging market areas of outstanding achievements, as well as in China’s overseas M&A financing, cash management, strategic planning, business banking, and international trade financing.
Mr Fu is currently leading the Cross Border Banking business in East West Bank China. East West Bank’s cross-border banking business provide bridge banking service to China company who is investing in US and provide global banking solution to Chinese company in both China and US. Before joining East West Bank, Mr Fu was the General Manager of the Corporate Banking Division of Wells Fargo China. Before joining Wells Fargo, Mr Fu worked for Citibank China and Citibank Singapore for nearly a decade, serving corporate banking clients ranging from foreign-invested enterprises, large state-owned enterprises and private firms.
Mr Fu has a bachelor’s degree in Finance from Shanghai Jiao Tong University. He has also earned his MBA from Fudan university.
Laurence He
Director, Global Business Development of TMF GroupLaurence has extensive experience supporting Chinese companies investing and expanding overseas. He has exceptional knowledge and expertise of helping companies set up businesses in multiple jurisdictions and stay compliant with the complex local regulations.
His wide experience encompasses multi-jurisdictional company incorporation, corporate secretarial, HR and payroll, bookkeeping and tax compliance, fiduciary, PERE fund structuring, and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) structuring.
Laurence joined TMF Group in 2014 where he works with banks, law firms and other partners to help Chinese companies localise their business expansion worldwide.
Laurence holds a Bachelor degree in Transportation Engineering from the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology.
Kenneth JARRETT
President at The American Chamber of Commerce in ShanghaiKenneth Jarrett has been President of the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai since September 2013. Prior to that he was the Greater China Chairman for APCO Worldwide, a Washington-based public affairs consultancy from 2008 to 2013, and before that a U.S. diplomat from 1982 to 2008. During his 26-year diplomatic career, his postings included Consul General in Shanghai, Deputy Consul General in Hong Kong, and Director of Asian Affairs at the White House National Security Council. He also served in Beijing, Chengdu, Singapore, and had several assignments in Washington, DC. Mr. Jarrett has degrees from Cornell University, Yale University and the National War College.
Daniel Kollar
Project Director of Intralink ChinaDaniel Kollar is the Director of the Missouri Department of Economic Development’s China office as well as Project Director for Intralink China.
Daniel has five years of experience facilitating trade and investment opportunities for Chinese and Western companies in various tech sectors. As Director of Missouri DED’s China office, Daniel promotes business opportunities for Chinese enterprises throughout Missouri, supports Chinese investors leverage public resources and facilitates cooperation between the Chinese and Missouri business communities.
Lili Wang
CEO of Style InternationalAdvisor of CCTV-Country Brand Plan (国家品牌计划), CKGSB and ECUST EMBA Guest Lecture, Chairman of European Chamber Marketing & Communications Committee (2016-2017), Chairman of Association of International Chemical Manufacturers PRCC (2015-2016)
Currently provide consultancy and training services helping China outbound investment in US and EU in areas of branding, reputation and issues management, CEO/spokes person image management, etc.
Previous experience including:
* Asia Pacific CMO of GE Home Appliance，Lighting and Industrial Group -- 1B USD business in 14 Asian
countries. GE Jack Welch Global Leadership School Alumni (New York), 6 Sigma Green Belt Certified
* Asia Pacific CMO of BestBuy （The biggest CB retailer in US）
* Global Promotion and Digital Leader for DSM Engineering Plastics Group
* DSM Personal Care Business Strategy Director
* DSM China Branding, Digital, Communications and Culture Director
* Consultant in Deloitte management consulting (Chicago) on globalization strategies, etc.
* On-screen reporter/producer of CCTV-1焦点访谈
Received “China News Award” – the highest in this field. Programs collected into books/DVDs. One of my investigative reports about electricity system corruption was saw by form Primer Zhu Rongji and lead to a national investigation and China invested 2BRMB to do electricity system reform in rural China which helped a lot of Chinese farmers.
Educations: Northwestern University (Chicago) Kellogg MBA/IMC joint MS
Jenny Zhan
President at Good Hope USA Consulting Services, Inc.Ms. Huimin Jenny Zhan, CFA, is the President of Good Hope USA Consulting Services, Inc. The Delaware corporation, is an affiliate of CreditEase, a China based FinTech conglomerate. She is also President, Portfolio Manager and Managing Director of CE-GH Fund Management, LLC.
Before starting Good Hope USA and specializing in investor programs for global residence and citizenship, she was the Chief Strategy Officer at Ambow Education Holding Ltd. and has served as a senior consultant to a number of multi-national financial organizations in Asia since 2011. Prior to shifting her career focus to China, Ms. Zhan was a Portfolio Manager and Managing Director of GMO LLC from 2002 to 2011, a Boston global investment firm with expertise in managing multi-asset class strategies. At GMO, she was responsible for Greater China equity research and Emerging Market portfolio management. Prior to joining GMO, she held various software engineering and product management positions for several financial companies in the United States. Ms. Zhan earned her M.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Maryland.
Eason Zhou
Consultant at Jones Lang LaSalle Surveyors (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.He is currently working at JLL, Shanghai branch. He is dedicated to help Chinese citizens conduct global asset allocation along with his colleagues in Beijing, GuangZhou and 13 other branches. He provides comprehensive service from preliminary financial analysis, project purchasing decision to the completion of the purchase. He also provides one-stop service for asset leasing, management and reselling. Eason Zhou has been dedicated to help customers with high-net worth allocate their overseas assets. He is knowledgeable with management of identity, real estate investment, overseas insurance, trust funds and other financial products. He has managed and advised 100+ clients and is equipped with both a great command of theoretical knowledge and real-world experience.