Practice Areas
Management, Business Administration, Strategy Counsel, Coaching, Cleantech Counsel

Language
German, English, French, Mandarin

Alma Mater
University of Neuchâtel, lic. iur and University of Geneva & Lausanne, Master in Business Law

Years in China
11

Michael Lehmann
Lic. Iur – MBL / DESS

Born in 1975 in Rapperswil, Switzerland, Michael Lehmann obtained his law degree at Neuchâtel University in the French speaking part of Switzerland in October 2000.
Employed as a Trust Administrator at Barclays Bank (Suisse) SA. in Geneva, he continued his formation during this time in both, Trust Law and International Wealth Management. After being accepted to the Master in Business Law Program of Geneva and Lausanne Universities jointly, Michael Lehmann obtained his master degree in summer 2006. As part of the program, he took the chance to move to Shanghai, China in 2005.
Michael Lehmann has been nominated Executive Director of the Swiss Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai he became Business Development Director of the Shanghai-based Company sim (selective international management) in fall 2006, was promoted to General Manager in April 2008, became Partner in 2010 and owner of the company in 2014.
Michael Lehmann remained Secretary General of the Board of Directors of the Swiss Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai until 2013 and is member of several Board of Directors of international Companies.

Practice Areas
Certified Public Accountant (CPA) by the Chinese Institute in 2008

Language
Chinese (Mandarin & Shanghainese), English

Alma Mater
Bachelor in Finance, Shanghai University, 2002

After obtainment of a bachelor degree in Accounting in 2002, Catherine started her career as Financial Supervisor in the company from the real estate industry in Shanghai named Shanghai Huatian Property Development Ltd. Co. She developed her skills and extended her knowledge through different job positions, such as Financial Analyst, Financial Supervisor and Accounting Manager/Supervisor. Her enthusiasm and professionalism are particularly appreciated by her clients and colleagues.

Practice Areas
Project Management, Marketing, Hospitality, Site Selection

Language
Chinese (Mandarin & Shanghainese), English

Alma Mater
Master of Business Administration, Bachelor in Hospitality, International Hotel and Tourism College (IHTC) Switzerland

Reinette joined sim in 2010 and has working experience in hotel & tourism management as well as the e-commerce and real estate industry. As a Project Manager, Reinette is an expert in hospitality, site selection and market research.

Practice Areas
BioTech, IT, IC
Venture Capital

Language
Chinese (Mandarin & Cantonese), English

Alma Mater
University of Shanghai, MBA

Mark has been working in the IT/IC/BioTech field for over 18years. As local Entrepreneur, he has a deep understanding of Chinese business culture and an extensive network especially in high-tech industries.

Since the beginning of his career, Mark is working in international environments and hence become a global leader. Through his deep understanding of local and western businesses, cultures and technologies, he enabled his company to become one of the few highly recognized China Entry Portals for overseas high-tech projects, notably in the IC Industry.

Besides the solid business curriculum, Mark continues to participate in social ventures such as YLP (Young Leadership Program) and GIFT (Global Institute for Tomorrow).

Profile
Strategy & Customer Development Management, Customer Centricity

Heiko is a lecturer of the Boston Business School for Executive Management, has know-how in distribution, marketing, business development and strategy development, as well as comprehensive experience from the IT environment. CRM and CVM are no pure software solutions for him, rather a real people matter and philosophy for a successful enterprise.

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Daniel Tschudy is a speaker, coach, consultant and publicist. His topics are intercultural values and behaviour in the global business environment (cross culture competence), international relations, as well as the global hospitality & tourism industries. He focuses on the emerging markets in Africa, Arabia and Asia. And he is particularly interested and involved in China and Japan. Daniel writes regularly for various newspapers and trade magazines and often speaks at Universities and international Business Schools. During his career, he has been involved in the global tourism-industries for four decades. Originally from Switzerland, he worked 13 years in total in England, Canada, Germany, France, Japan, and Shanghai, China. Until the mid-80ies, he was engaged with Kuoni Travel, Switzerland Tourism and six years with a group-tour operator in Tokyo. In 1987, he co-founded MCI in Geneva, today the leading international congress & associationmanagement group. And from 1998 – 2006, he was Founder and Managing Director of the event management agency Spectrum (Zurich, New York).

Practice Areas
Change Management, Business Excellence, Coaching, Collaboration

Language
English, German, French, Mandarin

Alma Mater
University of St. Gallen HSG

Years of experience in Asia
6

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Practice Areas
Hospitality Management, Marketing & Communication, Event Management

Language
Chinese (Mandarin & Shanghainese), English, Basic French

Alma Mater
Bachelor of International Business in Hospitality and Tourism Management, César Ritz Colleges Switzerland

Welsly has a strong background in hospitality and communication. She has work experience in hotel management and event planning in Switzerland, USA and China. She joined sim as a Marcom and Event Assistant Manager in 2015.