2019 AGM and annual business networking, Guangzhou 中国欧盟商会华南分会2019年会及商务联谊 Go back »
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Time2019-04-22 - 2019-04-22 | 16:00 - 22:00
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Venue:Grand Ballroom, 3rd floor, Four Seasons Hotel Guangzhou 大宴会厅, 3楼, 四季酒店
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Fee:Members: 200 |
Non Members: 400
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Please find below the list of approved candidates for the South China 2019 Board Election. To view the motivation letters and short bios of the candidates please click on the candidates’ names below:
CANDIDATES LIST (in alphabetical order of the family names):
Candidates for the Chair (1 position):
- Peter Helis, Foshan Helis & Associates Consulting Ltd.
- George Lau, TÜV Rheinland (Guangdong) Ltd.
Candidates for the Vice Chairs (2 positions):
- Chee Keong Lai, ERM Guangzhou
- George Lau, TÜV Rheinland (Guangdong) Ltd.
- Klaus Zenkel, Imedco Technology (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd.
Candidates for the Board members (4 positions):
- Maarten Bijl, SHV Energy China
- Fabian Blake, AMS Product Assembly (Foshan) Co. Ltd.
- Herbert Haas, Heinkel Drying and Separation Co. Ltd, Foshan
- Peter Helis, Foshan Helis & Associates Consulting Ltd.
- Kirsty Hulston, Hays Specialist Recruitment
- Chee Keong Lai, ERM Guangzhou
- Tristan Roquette, Teamacting Co. Ltd. Guangzhou
- Liying Song, Leuze electronic Trading (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd.
- Gayret Yuksel, Turkish Airlines Inc.
- Maurizio Zanatta, Miele Hong Da Electronic Products Co. Ltd
You can vote at the elections if you:
1.b Are an individual member and
2. Paid the membership fee for the year 2019 (please make sure that the Chamber has received and confirmed your membership payment by no later than 20th March 2019.
2) Electronic voting, open from April 1st 9am to April 18th 9am, by accessing designated link using your European Chamber user account email. Please note that the voting information will be sent to the designated representative of your company.
3) Assign a proxy to vote on your behalf by Friday 19th April, COB. Please fill in the proxy form and send a scanned copy to Francine Hadjisotiriou at fhadjisotiriou@europeanchamber.com.cn, by fax to (0755) 8635 0920 or in person at the Chamber office in South China (Room 308, 3/F, Chinese Overseas Scholars Venture Building, South District, Shenzhen Hi-Tech Industry Park, Shenzhen)
For more information, please refer to the European Chamber Articles of Association (click here) and By-Laws (click here) or contact Olga Ivashchenko for membership-related queries and queries about your eligibility to vote/run at Oivashchenko@europeanchamber.com.cn.
16:45pm-16:55pm: Opening Speech by Francine Hadjisotiriou, General Manager of the European Chamber South China
16:55pm-17:10pm: Key note speech by Joerg Wuttke, former European Chamber President.
17:10pm-17:15pm: Q&A section, questions from Jamie Rowlands and audience.
17:30pm-17:45pm: South China Chapter report, by George Lau, Chairman of European Chamber South Chapter
17:45pm-18:45pm: Short hustings by candidates
18:45pm-18:55pm: Election by secret ballot
18:55pm-19:15pm: Board members, Working Group and Forum chairs and vice chairs, Privileged Members, Privileged Partners and new members on stage
19:15pm-19:20pm: Voting results announcement by Adam Dunnett, Returning Officer, European Chamber Secretary General
19:20pm-19:25pm: Concluding remarks by the elected chairman
Please join us and register beforehand to Jingqian Mo: jqmo@europeanchamber.com.cn
We are looking forward to seeing you on April 22nd.
* Only a free ticket for member company, other people are welcome and will be charged for 200RMB at member price.
Downloads
Some documents are only available to download by members in South China.
If you are a member please login to our website first to download the documents.
Motivation Letter 2019 |
PROXY 2019 |
Nomination form 2019 |
Election notice 2019 |
By-Laws |
Appendix 1. Call for candidates 2019 |
Motivation Letter - Peter Helis Members only |
Motivation Letter -Gayret Yuksel Members only |
Motivation Letter- George Lau Members only |
Motivation Letter -Herbert Haas Members only |
Motivation Letter -Kirsty Hulston Members only |
Motivation Letter -Maarten BIJL Members only |
Motivation Letter -Tristan Roquette Members only |
Motivation Letter-Klaus Zenkel Members only |
Motivation Letter-Maurizio Zanatta Members only |
Motivation Letter -Chee Keong Lai Members only |
Motivation Letter - Liying Song Members only |
Motivation Letter - Fabian Blake Members only |
Speakers
Mrs. Francine Hadjisotiriou

Mrs. Francine Hadjisotiriou
Francine Hadjisotiriou is the General Manager of the European Chamber South China Chapter where she manages the Guangzhou and Shenzhen office operations.
She has 25 years’ experience in B to B services of which 20 spent in Asia. After working in Tokyo, Japan, for more than 3 years in the credit-insurance company Coface Japan, she joined the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China and established the Nanjing Chapter in early 2004. She took over the newly established South China Chapter at the end of 2006.
The South China Chapter has about 300 corporate members.
Mr. Jörg Wuttke

Mr. Jörg Wuttke
Jörg Wuttke is Vice President and Chief Representative of BASF China, based in Beijing. Since joining BASF in 1997, Mr. Wuttke has been responsible for helping guide the company’s investment strategies for China, negotiation of large projects and government relations.
Previous to joining BASF, Mr. Wuttke worked with ABB for 11 years; in fact his first professional encounter with China was in 1988 as the Finance and Administration Manager of ABB Beijing. In 1990, he returned to Germany as Sales Manager of ABB Power Plants Division, responsible for gas turbine sales to Africa and Russia. In 1993, he became Chief Representative ABB China in Shanghai and in 1994 moved to the President's Office of ABB China in Beijing, where he was responsible for the development and financing of large projects.
From 2001 to 2004 Mr. Wuttke was the Chairman of the German Chamber of Commerce in China. From 2007 to 2010, 2014 to 2017, and since May 2019 again he is the President of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China
From 2011 to 2019, Mr. Wuttke was Chairman of the BIAC China Task Force of the Business and Industry Advisory Committee to the OECD (BIAC), a Paris based body of major business associations that lobbies the OECD.
From 2013 to 2016, and again since 2019 Mr. Wuttke is Vice Chairman of the CPCIF International Cooperation Committee, a group representing Multinational Companies in China’s Chemical Association.
Since its establishment in 2013, Mr. Wuttke is member of the Advisory Board of Germany’s foremost Think Tank on China, Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS), in Berlin.
In January 2019 Mr. Wuttke joined the International Board of the Stars Foundation, in Switzerland. stars - for Leaders of the Next Generation.
Mr. Jamie Rowlands

Mr. Jamie Rowlands
Jamie Rowlands is a partner and Chief Representative Officer of Gowling WLG's Guangzhou Representative Office. He is a UK qualified solicitor with over 16 years of experience enforcing and protecting clients' valuable intellectual property rights (in particular patents and brands), negotiating and advising on transactions with an intellectual property focus and drafting commercial agreements more generally. He is client focussed and always strives to get to the nub of an issue to deliver the most relevant and commercial advice.
In China, Jamie works with his team on both transactional and litigation services. He has very extensive experience of all aspects of the court system in Mainland China and understands the complexities and cultural challenges well.
His work has always been internationally-focussed and includes acting on complex global disputes and transactions involving parties from the UK, Europe, USA, Canada, China, Japan and Africa. He is first rate at managing large teams (including lawyers from different jurisdictions) to provide a cost effective and streamlined service for clients. Jamie combines in-depth technical expertise with broad sector experience; work includes acting for clients in healthcare, aviation, advanced manufacturing, finance and hi-tech sectors.
Mr. George Lau

Mr. George Lau
George Lau, General Manager of TÜV Rheinland Greater China Products Accreditation and Certification at TÜV Rheinland, where he has worked for 12 years.
Since 2011, Lau has held exchanges for authorities, e.g. SAMR (State Administration of Market Regulation, formerly AQSIQ), Shanghai Institute of Administrative Law, Hamburg Business Development Corporation, and companies e.g. Google, Alibaba, Huawei, Lenovo etc. regarding EU certification regulations & risk management, receiving unanimous recognition.
Previously, Lau worked as an analyst for ZTE Corporation. As result of his performance regarding African market development – fulfilling Chinese central government’s mission – he was promoted directly to Assistant to the CEO.
Since 2004, Lau has been studying the Chinese Communist Party, Chinese-foreign cultural differences, socialism with Chinese characteristics etc., to explore strategies of foreign companies in China. He believes that such knowledge is indispensable for multinationals developing in China.
Lau is a German Chinese who immigrated to Germany at the age of 5. He is fluent in German, English, Cantonese, Mandarin, French and graduated from Konstanz University with magister juris in 2003.
Mr. Adam Dunnett

Mr. Adam Dunnett
Adam Dunnett is responsible for the overall implementation the European Chamber's objectives, visibility, membership and lobbying activities across its 7 chapters and 9 offices in China (Beijing, Chengdu, Chongqing, Guangzhou, Nanjing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Shenyang and Tianjin).