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Global Advisory Committee -  China (Shanghai)

John L. Chan

John Chan, with 20 years of experience in the marketing, sales and business development fields, is the author of : China Streetsmart. The book has been ranked #1  among more than 2200 China business books being sold online and remained in the top 1% of all books sold on Amazon for several years.

He started his career in the 80s with Exxon where he helped pioneer the gasoline/convenience store offer in Canada. During John's tenure, the branded offer known as "Tiger Express" at leading Esso branded petro-stations became the 3rd largest convenience store network in Canada.

Since 1993, John has been living and working directly in the China market. He spent his first 2 years as a consultant helping Western companies penetrate the China market in industries that included insurance, consumer goods, pharmaceuticals, and publishing. Thereafter, he spent 5 years in the China beer industry and took Directorships in the marketing, sales and business development divisions first for Foster's and second for Lion Nathan - both Australasian based brewing groups.

Since publishing the book, he now runs a boutique management consulting firm which specializes in executive coaching and strategy for multinational CEOs working in China and an executive orientation program for senior executives and board members coming to China. He is a professional speaker and has spoken in more than 20 cities around the globe on China related topics and appears regularly on Bloomberg TV and other media such CNN, CNBC and The Economist Group. He is currently the senior advisor to the United Nations High Commission for Refugees on strategic issues related to China.

He lives in Shanghai and is married with two lovely daughters

Contact Details

China Streetsmart
35th Floor CITIC Square, Suite 3505
1168 Nanjing Road West
Jing An District, Shanghai 200041
China
Tel: +86 21 62156235
Fax.: +86 21 62156236
Email: johnchan@chinastreetsmart.com
www.chinastreetsmart.com 

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