If you’ve ever eaten a cherry in China, there’s a fair chance you’ve sampled the products of Garces Fruit China, the China offshoot of the Chile-based Garces Fruit company that stretches back three generations. But what is the fruit market like in China today? And, does the history attached to a p…

After more than 20 years living and working in China, Polish-born Stan Zurkiewicz now finds himself back in Europe, leading DEKRA Group – one of the largest TIC (Testing, Inspection, Certification) companies in the world. By his own admission, he was an unconventional choice for the role; but, wha…

Five years is a long time in business, no matter what sector you’re in. With the global pandemic, Brexit, the Trump Presidency, and the emergence of industry-changing technologies, the period from 2017-2022 has been even more dramatic than most. But how have Global EMBA 2017 alumni been getting on…

   From door-to-door solo operation to multinational distribution enterprise in just 10 years, The Hair Senta has experienced a remarkable growth trajectory. For founder and CEO Gwen Addo (CEIBS Africa EMBA 2015), the journey has been one marked by periods of explosive growth, setbacks, s…

For many expats around the world who don’t plan to settle permanently in their current host nation, timing is a frequently pondered professional concern. How long is the ‘right’ amount of time to stay? When is the right time to go home or make a move to another country? And, crucially, how can you…

As the Shanghai lockdown continues with no end in sight, the past few weeks have demonstrated how difficult it is to supply a metropolis of over 26 million people with food and other essentials when its near-entire population is required to stay at home. The logistical challenges and daily pressure…

Performing at CEIBS Chinese New Year Gala with my classmate Hi I’m Radina. I was born in Bulgaria at a time when the country started to transform to a market economy. As I grew up, I read and heard about the world outside Bulgaria and came to appreciate the importance of having an international mi…

Ask almost anyone about their reading habits, and they’ll tell you that they don’t read nearly as much as they would like to. The pressures, distractions and time constraints of modern life make it hard to pick up a book, and easy to put it down again. For executives, whose daily schedules are more…

When was the first time you encountered China in your life? The word ‘first’ is always exciting. Even though I majored in Business Administration and Chinese literature during my undergraduate studies, China was not my main area of interest then. I wanted to work for a financial company after gra…