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AmCham Shanghai’s Manufacturers’ Business Council (MBC) and Human Resources Committee welcomes you to attend a joint roundtable event on post-merger integration in China.

As profits remain strong but growth slows due to increasing competition, companies flushed with cash are looking for new investment opportunities. This retains strong merger and acquisition activities while making headlines in China. The magnitude of change inherent in M&A transactions can result in the loss of key employees or skill sets and affect the ultimate success of that deal.

For cross-border transactions, these challenges can become even more intense with cultural differences leading to declines in engagement and productivity. Join Michael Zhang, Managing Director China at Dover Corporation, Hsuan Chen, Executive Director of Operational Transaction Services at EY in Shanghai, and Helen Hu, CFO Asia for International Paper, as they discuss the opportunities and challenges for companies dealing with these post-merger integration issues.

Key areas to be covered during this program include:

  • The divestment of holdings in China and Asia and the challenge for buyers in terms of post-merger integration processes
  • Operational integration challenges in China, including within HR, Supply Chain, IT and beyond from a strategic perspective
  • An in-house manufacturing perspective as regards the increasing amount of M&A activity in the production sector

Agenda

12:00 PM - 12:15 PM
Check-in Begins
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM
Keynote Presentations
1:00 PM - 1:15 PM
Panel Discussion
1:15 PM - 1:30 PM
Audience Q&A

Speakers

  • Hsuan Chen (Executive Director of Operational Transaction Services at EY)

    Hsuan Chen

    Executive Director of Operational Transaction Services at EY

    Hsuan is the Executive Director of EY’s Operational Transaction Services in Shanghai. She has more than seventeen years of consulting experiences focusing on post-merger integration, human resources transaction advisory and also operational due diligence. Hsuan has advised Fortune 500 multinationals in Asia, Europe and in the U.S. on their business transformation, operational improvement, and change management.

    Hsuan earned her Master’s Degree in Actuarial Science from Boston University in Boston, Massachusetts. Before re-locating to Shanghai in 2010, she was based in New York and worked for another world-leading advisory firm providing HR consulting services to both US and other global clients.

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  • Helen (Haoyang) HU (CFO at International Paper Investment (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.)

    Helen (Haoyang) HU

    CFO at International Paper Investment (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.

    Helen Hu is the CFO Asia for International Paper, providing leadership to IP Asia finance and IT organization.

    Helen started her career in China, working for an Import/Export group before moving to the US for further studies in 1995. After getting her MBA, Helen worked extensively on different financial roles for Kimberly-Clark Corporation, Tate & Lyle North America, and McCormick in the U.S. and returned to China with McCormick in late 2003. Prior to joining IP, Helen was the CFO for Ferrari Maserati Cars in China. With 20 years in finance and management functions both in the U.S. and in China, Helen has accumulated rich and practical experiences in corporate finance, control and compliance, risk management, reporting, FP&A, M&A, company restructuring, system buildup, and finance people development.

    Helen holds a bachelor’s degree from University of International Business and Economics in Beijing, China and an MBA degree from Wake Forest University, Babcock Graduate School of Management in the USA. Helen received her CPA qualification in the U.S. since 2003 and is an AICPA and CGMA member.

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  • Michael Yue Peng ZHANG (Asia President at Dover Corporation Regional Headquarter)

    Michael Yue Peng ZHANG

    Asia President at Dover Corporation Regional Headquarter

    Michael Zhang has 30 years of extended experience in industrial and high-tech area cross continents. He has been managing diversified industrial conglomerate with firsthand experience in strategy, investment, M&A and operations. Before joining Dover, he has worked for ABB many years, served as ABB China VP, ABB Singapore VP, and global head of ABB control product’s channel business based out in US.

    Michael Zhang joined Dover Corporation and established Asia-Pacific headquarters in 2009. Currently, he is the Asia-Pacific President of Dover based in Shanghai, responsible for Dover’s overall business in Asia-Pacific region. In addition, he is part of global acquisition, and investment team, has been working with global and local leading PEs and investment banks casting different deals for both China and overseas. Dover Corporation is a diversified industrial manufacturer and takes the lead across the world with more than 200 manufacturing bases and annual revenues exceeding $8 billion. Headquartered in Chicago, USA, Dover trades on the New York Stock Exchange under “DOV.”. Dover Corporation is devoted to serving clients in multiple industrial and commercial sectors including Fluids, energy, environmental protection, food and refrigeration technology.

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