China Automotive Trends Webinar: Sept. 29, 2010
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Taken collectively, it is clear these trends signal a shift in the global center of gravity towards the east. The dramatic shifts that have occurred over the past year in the structure and brand portfolios of the vehicle manufacturers are simply the early stages of a process of asset reallocation and global realignment that will unfold over many years. These trends are reshaping the brands, products and global footprint of those who hope to prosper in the 21st century automotive industry. Indeed, China has taken center stage in the battle for global auto industry dominance. 1. Policy-driven Consolidation of Chinese Vehicle Manufacturers 2. Global Redistribution of Assets by Non-Chinese Companies to Capture China Market Growth 3. Acquisition of Foreign Assets and Key Development Competencies by Chinese Companies 4. China's Investment in New Energy Vehicles and Related Infrastructure 5. Utilization of China's Automotive Capacities for Global Expansion 6. Hyper-Competition Across the China Automotive Market Segments 7. China Vehicle Manufacturer's Push to Build Brand Equity 8. China's Rapidly Changing Demographics and Growing Demand in Lower Tier Cities
Transcript of China Automotive Trends Webinar: Sept. 29, 2010
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BILL RUSSO
Guest Presenter
Senior Industry Advisor Automotive, Greater China Executive summary Mr. Russo is a Senior Industry Advisor with Booz & Company based in Beijing. He has over 25 years of industry experience in driving strategy and performance improvement in Fortune 500 environments. He has over 15 years experience as an automotive executive, including 6 years of experience in China and Asia. Relevant experience Automotive Education
MS, Lehigh University (Major: Manufacturing Systems Engineering) BS, Columbia University (Major: Engineering)
SPEAKER’S BIO
“The Eight Overarching China Automotive Trends That
Are Revolutionizing the Global Auto Industry”
Presented by Bill Russo
September 29, 2010
CHINA ONLINE SEMINAR
September 29, 2010
'live' via Internet
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Project Description
As Vice President of North East Asia automotive operations for Chrysler, he successfully negotiated and secured government approval for 6 vehicle programs within a 3-year time period with 3 different Asian partners. In this time period, he launched a regional holding company as well as 2 distribution companies. Bill oversaw the industrialization of the first Chrysler and Dodge-branded vehicles in Asia As head of Product & Business Strategy, he led the integration of 3 key planning functions: strategic planning, long-range product planning and the capital investment plan. He had played a major role in achieving a major business turnaround by strengthening operational transparency through deployment of a system-wide balanced scorecard. His work earned international acclaim and was featured in leading business journals like the Harvard Business Review As a Business Transformation Consultant, he has led global cross-functional multi-disciplinary teams in the identification and implementation of business improvement initiatives throughout key value streams and functions. He holds a US Patent for his innovative efforts towards reducing automotive New Product Development cycle time His viewpoints on the China Automotive industry have been frequently published online and his viewpoints have aired on Bloomberg Television, National Public Radio, China Central Television, China Radio International, NBC Nightly News, and the CBS Evening News. He has contributed to articles about the China auto industry in the Financial Times, the Wall Street Journal, Newsweek magazine, the Washington Times and Straits Times. He is a regular contributor on automotive topics for the popular Chinese newspaper Southern Weekly, China Automotive News and GlobalAutoIndustry.com. He has also authored numerous articles on corporate governance, performance management , technology management and process reengineering. He has spoken frequently at conferences hosted by the Conference Board, Hammer & Company and the Balanced Scorecard Collaborative. He has also spoken at 2 Automotive industry conferences at China’s Great Hall of the People.
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RONALD HESSE
Online Seminar Moderator
Before founding the HCI Group Ltd. (parent company of GlobalAutoIndustry.com) in 1996, Ronald Hesse was director of the Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency Chicago office. He assisted more than 100 U.S. companies establish European operations and launched the agency's automotive acquisition initiative, helping more than 20 automotive companies establish European operations. Hesse spent 11 years in executive sales and marketing positions in the computer industry. He co-founded several high-tech companies that included Ocean Communications Inc., a business television and video production company backed by venture capital. Hesse has a master's degree in international management from the Thunderbird School of Global Management in Arizona (formerly American Graduate School of International Management), and has a bachelor's of science in international business management from Ferris State University. A native of the Netherlands, Hesse speaks Dutch, English and German.
