Joseph Wu is Taiwan’s longest-serving Minister of Foreign Affairs since its transition to democracy in the 1980s, holding the position from 2018 to 2024. Prior to this role, he served as Secretary-General of the National Security Council and as Taiwan’s top representative to the United States, as well as the head of the Mainland Affairs Council. An academic by training, Wu…
Steve Chen’s experiences as an early employee at PayPal and later Facebook played a significant role in his success as a YouTube cofounder and its Chief Technology Officer. In 2006, Chen and fellow cofounders Chad Hurley and Jawed Karim sold YouTube to Google for US$1.65 billion. Chen and Hurley later started internet company AVOS Systems. …
As CEO and Chairman of Volkswagen Group Taiwan and Managing Director of Audi Taiwan, Rahil Ansari has led projects that advance both business objectives and societal good. Ansari first joined Audi in 2004 as a pricing consultant, after which he held several management positions throughout India and Germany before relocating to Taiwan. Ansari holds an…
Scott Roberts is the Corporate Vice President for Taiwan and Southeast Asia at L3Harris Technologies, an aerospace and defense company considered the “trusted disruptor” providing support to the U.S. government and its partners worldwide. Before joining L3Harris, Roberts held similar positions with U.S. defense contractors in the Asia-Pacific region. He also worked with the U.S….
With more than two decades of financial services experience, Sier Han Ng has a proven track record of acquiring and utilizing resources to achieve major accomplishments. As the General Manager and Chief Executive Officer of DBS Bank Taiwan, he recently oversaw the successful integration of Citi’s consumer banking business in Taiwan. Ng is a Singaporean…
Claire Chiang achieved a goal she set as a fresh graduate upon becoming Managing Director at Moët Hennessy Taiwan in 2021. From joining a fraternity during her MBA studies to expanding her network beyond her industry, Chiang has consistently maintained a people-oriented mindset in both her personal and professional life, a factor she contributes to…
As the General Manager of Visa Taiwan, Michelle Jao oversees business operations, strategy development, and management of Visa’s businesses. Jao first joined Visa in 2016 as the company’s vice president for strategic projects and planning. With more than two decades of multi-market experience in information technology and financial services at Lenovo and IBM, Jao has…
With over 90 issued U.S. patents, Debra Bell champions creativity and innovation as Vice President of DRAM Engineering at Micron Technology. Bell began her journey with Micron upon completing her BSc in electrical engineering 23 years ago and completed her MSc in the same subject while working for the company. TOPICS Senior Editor Julia Bergström met…
Columbia Sportswear’s General Manager for North Asia Allison Fry implements creative and holistic approaches leading the company’s global materials hub in Taiwan. Fry has worked for Columbia Sportswear for nearly two decades, focusing on relationship management, manufacturing, and business strategy. With degrees in Apparel Design and Production and Dance Performance, Choreography and Ballet, Fry’s versatile…
With over 20 years of international commercial and marketing experience in the life sciences and medical devices sectors, Jon McMillan is an expert in bridging American and Taiwanese business as well as across the Asia Pacific region. As general manager for multinational women’s health company Hologic North Asia, McMillan uses his extensive knowledge to establish…
