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Our name = Our claim = Our promise
We are KEYPLAYERS ourselves, who have already gained extensive professional experience and know-how in many of the positions for which we recommend and place personnel and are actively continuing to do so - which is why we know exactly what really matters in order to be successful.
This professional expertise and our practical approach not only set us apart from many recruitment agencies and personnel consultants, but are also among the decisive factors in our consulting services, enabling us to select exactly the right KEYPLAYER for you, with whom you can confidently master your entrepreneurial challenge.
Weidong Xu
Senior Advisor Asia Desk
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Ms. Weidong Xu has 25 years of leadership experience in the mechanical and plant engineering sectors as well as the automotive supply industry.
As a proven China specialist, she possesses a deep understanding of state-owned, private, and Western corporate structures and is an expert at aligning Western corporate governance with Chinese operational realities.
Her career is marked by the successful management of complex transformations and post-merger integrations (PMI). In her role as interim CEO of a global technology group, she was responsible for global leadership during a crisis year, implemented comprehensive efficiency programs, and stabilized the operational sites in Europe, Asia, and the Americas. She also demonstrated her strength in turnaround management by successfully rebuilding a medium-sized mechanical engineering company following insolvency, playing a key role in regaining the trust of customers and suppliers.
She has also contributed her strategic expertise to supervisory and advisory boards, where she led M&A projects to success by mediating between investors and employee representatives.
Currently, as a Managing Director at a management consulting firm, she advises her clients on M&A processes with a focus on post-merger integration and management coaching. She is an excellent communicator who operates confidently at the executive level in German, Chinese, and English.
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Senior management positions in Germany and China, including at GEA and Bilfinger Berger
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Filling interim C-level positions (CEO, CRO, COO)
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Member of the Supervisory Board of ZF Friedrichshafen AG (2013–2018)
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Mechanical & plant engineering
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Automotive & Mobility
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Private Equity
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Transformation & Post Merger Integration
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Restructuring and turnaround
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Performance-Improvement-Program
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Strategic Leadership
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Value Creation, growth management
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Intercultural Management