Mr Zhang is President of the Swiss Chamber of Commerce in Beijing. He is also a member of the Supervisory Board of Freudenberg Co.& SE, headquartered in Weinheim, Germany. Mr Zhang was the Head of China for Fortescue Energy (2023 to 2026), an advisor to CLEC Co Ltd (2022 to 2023) and a Non-executive Director of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in China (2016 to 2022). He was also a Non-executive Director of Georg Fischer AG (2005 to 2021) and Datwyler Holding AG (2016 to 2021), companies listed on the Swiss Stock Exchange. Mr Zhang has business and leadership experience at the senior executive level including over 25 years at Siemens and Siemens Nokia Networks with his last role as President & Chief Executive Officer, Greater China Region (2005 to 2012). More recently, Mr Zhang was President of Asia Pacific Region and a member of the Group Executive Management team of Sandvik AB (2012 to 2018), Group Senior Vice President & President of ABB China (2018 to 2021) and Operating Partner of CITIC Capital (2021 to 2025). Mr Zhang has a background in blue-chip manufacturing and product development, including industrial digitisation, automation and robotics. Having worked in asset-heavy industrials for most of his career, he has sector knowledge in automotive, machine tools, steel making, foundry, telecommunications and infrastructure. He is a member of the Safety and Sustainability Committee.
