As Vice President and General Manager of MFG.com China, James is responsible for leading MFG.com's Chinese Operations including the day-to-day running of the Shanghai-based office. Prior to joining MFG.com, James served as the Chief Representative for the Service Solutions Segment of SPX Corporation in Shanghai. In this role he helped to establish the Asia Procurement Office and build a sourcing team of over 20 individuals to support multiple business segments within the company. He also developed a database of 400 top commodity suppliers and pioneered reverse auctions in China utilizing online marketplace platform. Prior to that, James was the General Manager for SPX Air-Xi Gage Company in Wuxi, China. In this role he aided in the restructuring of the organization, its work processes and operating metrics.James holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree from East China University in Shanghai and an International MBA from Thunderbird, AGSIM in Phoenix, Arizona. James is fluent in both Chinese and English. |