[Hybrid] Sustainable Business Awards 2023 Introduction Session and 2022 Winner Sharing: SUEZ and Frieslandcampina China Go back »
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Time2023-06-14 | 14:30 - 17:00
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Venue:European Chamber Shanghai Office & ZOOM
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Fee:Members: 240 |
Non Members: 480
Sponsors and partners
Speakers
Mr. Charles Billard
Charles Billard has been CFO for Sanofi Greater China since January 2023. He is based in Shanghai and reports directly to Sanofi global CFO. Charles previously held several key positions at Sanofi Finance and Strategy leadership team, including CFO for Sanofi India & South Asia, based in Mumbai, between 2018 and 2020. Prior to joining Sanofi, he also spent 9 years at Boston Consulting Group, based in France but carrying out multiple missions abroad (US, Korea, Egypt, ...) in the field of infrastructure and health. Charles is a French national and has been a French Foreign Trade Advisor since 2020. Charles is a graduate of Ecole Centrale Paris (Engineer), and speaks English, Spanish, Russian, and French.
Mr. David Chen
Mr David Chen is Chief HR Officer of Suez Asia since 2013 in charge of full spectrum of HR matters across all business areas of Suez in Asia. The key HR functions under David’s leadership include Center of Expertise which consists of Talent Management and Organization Development, Compensation and Benefits; HR Shared Service Center; and HR Business Partnering team that works closely with business managers and employees all over Asia to provide value added support.
As a member of Suez Asia Executive Committee and Suez group HR Executive Committee, David’s job focuses on formulating and driving organizational and talent development strategies that support the company business growth in the region, participation in key decision making of the company as well as transformation of the whole organization and HR function.
David holds a master’s degree in Psychology from Peking University. Prior to joining Suez in 2011 David has worked for over 15 years with different international companies in HR as well as in sales management roles.
Mr. Gordon Yang
Mr Gordon, with CHN name as Yang Guochao, currently serves as Senior VP of Royal FrieslandCampina China Company. His remit covers but not limited to: Government Affairs, Communication & Public Affairs, Regulatory Affairs, Quality Assurance, CSR, Custom Service and Crisis management etc.
Gordon obtained his Bachelor of Laws at Sun Yat-sen University and Postgraduate at University of Western Ontario with Public Policy as major.
Gordon’s career path starts at CMG ltd. Prior to his current position in RFC, Gordon used to serve as GA Director at Walmart (China) Investment Company and CA Director at Lee Kum Kee Sauce Group. Gordon joined RFC China Company in Dec. 2013 as Senior VP.
Gordon is enthusiastic about and dedicated to promoting Food and Nutrition industry’s further development and always devoted himself to social welfare undertakings. In this regard, he takes the part-time honorary roles as VP of China Nutrition and Health Food Association (CNHFA), VP of China Dairy Industry Association (CDIA), Member of Standing Council of Dairy Association of China (DAC), Member of Standing Council of Chinese Institute of Food Science and Technology (CIFST) and Councilor of China SOS Children's Village.
Gordon also serves as NPC member of SH Huangpu District.
Mr. Jilai Peng
Mr. Peng Jilai is the General Manager and Partner of SynTao Consulting Beijing Office, Director of China CSR Map (CCM), a certified trainer for Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and lecturer of SynTao Academy.
Mr. Peng has over 15 years of CSR/ESG consultancy experience and has served many clients in the automobile, FMCG, healthcare, financing, ICT and IDC industries. He is professional in developing sustainability strategy and ESG management systems, CSR internal & external communication, CSR training, CSR/ESG reporting, CSR program planning, monitoring and evaluation.
Besides business consultancy, Mr. Peng is heavily involved with corporate-NGO cooperation and has successfully developed a dozen of cross-sector partnership. He is also proficient with charity project implementation and evaluation and he particularly focus on child development, gender, rural revitalization, environment & climate change, health & nutrition issue. Mr. Peng provides advisory service for a dozen of large foundations and NGOs.
Before joining SynTao, Mr. Peng worked for four years as Project Coordinator with GIZ on Sino-German CSR Project. Mr. Peng earned his bachelor degree in English Language and Literature from Capital Normal University.