Since Westin Tashee Resort General Manager Jan-Hendrik Meidinger arrived in Asia 23 years ago, he has consistently striven to understand others without making assumptions. His 30 years of experience spanning six countries has taught him about what truly matters in the complex and ever-changing hospitality industry, and he takes joy in coaching new talent. From…
International Community Radio Taiwan (ICRT) General Manager Tim Berge has had the opportunity to both witness and report on the enormous changes that have taken place in Taiwan since he first arrived on the island several decades ago. Ever modest, Berge says that his foray into broadcast journalism was just one of a series of…
As Senior Director of Government Affairs & Policy, Johnson & Johnson’s Serena Chow must juggle the interests of many different stakeholders. Yet during her more than 30-year career in the pharmaceutical industry, she has picked up quite a few tricks of the trade, skills she says were developed with the help of J&J’s abundant resources….
BoonHuey Ee, general manager of Merck Healthcare Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau, is a Merck veteran with more than two decades’ experience in the healthcare industry. Ee has acquired in-depth knowledge of local and regional markets and had extensive exposure to various complex healthcare environments from her various managerial roles across the Asia-Pacific region. As…
Costco’s Senior Vice President of Asia Richard Chang is a well-known fixture of the international business community in Taiwan. A former college and professional basketball player, Chang emphasizes the important skills future leaders can develop from playing sports and focuses on the practical lessons young people can learn from their college experience and early career….
Cindy Chen, regional head of the Adecco Group Taiwan & South Korea, is a veteran of the company and the human resources industry. From her first position as consultant to the manager of the company’s staffing business up until her current role as head of the Northeast Asia region, she has maintained a philosophy of…
William Brent Christensen began serving as Director of the American Institute in Taiwan in August 2018, but that was by no means his first Taiwan assignment. During his three-decade-long career as a foreign service officer, Christensen has served in Taiwan on three separate occasions, including a stint as a consular official in the 1990s and…
Kevin Chiang, president of Ever Rich Duty Free, has brought a lot of innovation and out-of-the-box thinking to helping run the company his father built. From reinventing the company’s image and brand to appeal to a broader market, to spearheading CSR efforts, to leading his team through the significant challenges to the travel and tourism…
A lot has changed since lawyer Peter Dernbach first came to Taiwan in the mid-90s. Not only is it much easier and safer to get around without a car, but the legal system has also vastly improved, affording greater protection to intellectual property rightsholders and becoming more aligned with international norms and practices. Meanwhile, Peter…
Public relations is a challenging business, says Ogilvy Taiwan Managing Director Fupei Wang, but as long as you are an effective communicator, find interest in your clients’ work, are adaptable in your approach, and like people, success comes naturally. This is something she’s learned during her 25 years as a PR professional at Ogilvy. Wang,…
