SHANGHAI, Sept. 5, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Hay Group, a global management consulting firm, announced the appointment of Dr. Lawrence WONG as Managing Director of Hay Group Greater China & General Manager of Hay Group Hong Kong, and Grace CHEN as Managing Director of Hay Group Mainland China
Dr. Lawrence Wong is an IT profession and certified accountants in HK & UK with master degrees in e-Commerce and MBA. He has around 30 years' working experience in global top consulting firms and famous listed conglomerates. With his extensive operational experience in IT, CRM, HR, Finance and SCM, Dr. Wong is an expert in advising C-level executives on optimizing their business operations for value creation by streamlining business processes, strengthening internal controls and improving operational efficiency with emerging technologies and management methodologies.
Prior to joining Hay Group, Dr. Wong was a Managing Director in Accenture Consulting leading the Digital & Analytics practice in Greater China. During his 4+ years with Accenture, he has successfully established and managed a Global management consulting (MC) team of 170+ professionals focusing on Analytics, SCM, BPM and Change Management. While far exceeding all performance targets, his global MC team has also achieved a record breaking staff engagement score much higher than global average level.
Grace has been practicing human resource management in China since 1997. In her 14 years with Hay Group China, she works closely with CEOs and senior executives of international clients and Chinese leading companies, advising and offering them integrated solutions to help them realize their potentials and ambitions. She is also an active contributor to business columns and a highly sought after business speaker in China, offering shrewd insights on topics such as leadership transformation, M&A and organizational effectiveness.
Commenting on Dr. Wong's appointment, Tharuma Rajah, Hay Group Global Managing Director for Fast Growing Markets, said: "Dr. Wong's joining will be a catalyst for building our business in China. We are proud and honoured to have a brilliant consultant and inspirational leader like Grace. Hay Group is now on the journey to transform our 70 years' intellectual property into new technology like mobile apps – Activate and E-Commerce. I am confident that Dr. Wong's vast working experience in China, especially his expertise in IT, marketing and HR, augmented with Grace's expertise and deep understanding of Hay Group methodology will make a great addition to our team."
Dr. Lawrence Wong said: "I'm excited to take on the role of Managing Director at Hay Group China. The top leaders in China are increasingly looking for innovative solutions against challenges in this changing business environment, with our unrivalled expertise in Management Consulting and Global Perspective, we are fully prepared to contribute our intelligence in a new way. I look forward to working closely with Grace and all Hay Group elite teams to continue developing our world-class solutions and offering to fully meet with clients' high standards and fast-evolving needs."
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