Hiring the Right Senior Executives & Conducting Individual Due Diligence and Integrity Training

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Hiring the Right Senior Executives & Conducting Individual Due Diligence and Integrity Training

Hiring the Right Senior Executives

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Human Resource Success in Post-Covid China

Human Resources (HR) management has always been very important in China.  However, with Covid travel restrictions just now lifting for western executives to travel to China, companies are reminded that success in China is heavily dependent on having the right personnel and ensuring the China operation has the right ethical corporate culture.

As western executives are gradually returning, companies are evaluating the quality of their executives in China who are currently managing their operations.  During Covid, many US executives did not make significant HR decisions because travel restrictions prevented them from interviewing candidates and the increased difficulty of identifying and qualifying candidates.

To ensure success, companies must identify the right potential candidates and take the necessary preventative risk management steps of conducting individual due diligence to ensure the candidate’s character, ethics, and management style do not alienate customers, other corporate employees or vendors.

Additionally, these senior executives will shape the company’s corporate operating culture, which significantly impacts the company’s business reputation and employee morale.  Based on EWA’s many years of running China-based manufacturing operations, most employees are aware of existing theft, kickbacks and bribery occurring at the company.  Unless these illegal actions are shut down quickly, they infect the business like a cancer.  Instances of theft and corruption include payments from vendors, kickbacks from customers, selection of family-related vendors, etc.

HR success in China is no longer just hiring the right executives  – in the current environment, companies need to implement risk management practices of Individual Due Diligence and Integrity Training to minimize the risk of hiring the wrong senior executives.

The webinar addresses topics such as:

Executive Searches for Senior Executives

    • How has Covid affected the ability to identify and qualify senior management candidates in China?
    • What are the current challenges US companies face hiring senior level Chinese executives?
    • Has the geopolitical tension between the US and China affected Chinese executives’ interest in working for US companies?

Individual Due Diligence of Senior Executive Candidates

    • How Individual Due Diligence is different from a normal “Background Check”?
    • Which positions require this level of Due Diligence on the candidates?
    • Are there positions which do not require this level of Due Diligence?
    • What are the key risk factors to rejecting a candidate?

Integrity Awareness Training

    • For those companies who have not experienced any unethical behavior at their China operations, why should they consider Integrity Training?
    • How does Integrity Training improve the company’s position if a terminated employee files a claim with the Labor Bureau?
    • How does this training impact ALL the employees – both blue collar and white collar?
    • How does this Awareness training deputize all employees to report unethical behavior?
Hiring the Right Senior Executives

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Vicky Shao | Director, East West Associates- China
  • Vice President of Human Resources, Flexco Conveying Equipment Manufacturing Company
  • Human Resource Manager, Lombard Risk International Ltd.
  • Executive Department Human Resources & Administration, Nitto Denko Corp.
Jay Hoenig | Director, East West Associates
  • Chief Operating Officer Asia Pacific, Hill & Associates Group
  • Asia Pacific Vice President & General Manager, Bechtel Corporation
  • Chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai
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How to Approach China Alternatives: Mexico, Southeast Asia & Central Eastern Europe

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How to Approach China Alternatives

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Your Global Supply Chain & Manufacturing Footprint Strategy

East West Associates Manufacturing and Supply Chain Roundtable with Senior Executives

Manufacturing for export and sourcing in China is becoming more difficult due to increasing labor costs, high production expenses, volatile tariffs, political tensions, as well as challenging and changing rules & regulations.

Attractive alternatives exist for relocating China supply chain & operations including Mexico, Southeast Asia, and Central/Eastern Europe.

But how do you create a coherent strategy for your global footprint?

Developing a global footprint strategy requires analyzing your goals, markets, manufacturing operations, and supply chain network. It includes identifying new manufacturing and supply venues that could maintain quality, increase efficiencies, decrease duplication, control costs, and reduce risk.

We provided 3 real-life examples of US companies diversifying their supply chain & manufacturing to Mexico, Poland and Thailand.

The webinar discussion focused on why corporate executives selected these 3 countries.

The webinar addressed key questions such as:

    • What questions should executives be asking to determine whether to diversify their supply chain & manufacturing?
    • What metrics does a company use to determine what is the best country and site location?
    • What are the costs involved in diversifying supply chain & manufacturing?
    • What are the unique challenges in Mexico, Southeast Asia & Poland?
    • What type of industry sectors are diversifying into these 3 markets?
    • What problems can we anticipate if we close our operations in China?
How to Approach China Alternatives

Speakers

Mark Plum | Director, East West Associates
  • Former President of Briggs & Stratton Asia (NYSE: BGG)
  • VP Sales & Marketing, American Standard Thailand & American Standard China
Dan McLeod | Director, East West Associates
  • Former Director Asia Pacific Operations-Ashland Specialty Ingredients (NYSE: ASH)
  • General Manager-Eaton Corporation (Philippines)
  • Director of Asia Pacific Manufacturing and Supply Chain-Hercules
Relocating or Expanding Operations & Supply Chain From China to Vietnam and Thailand

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Relocating or Expanding Operations & Supply Chains From China to Mexico

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Find out why C-level executives are now migrating from China to Mexico to improve the reliability of their supply chains.

U.S. manufacturers are motivated to act due to economic and geopolitical challenges in China:  COVID lockdowns; China/Taiwan/U.S. tensions; constantly rising Chinese labor costs; higher logistical costs; unreliable transport to customers; volatile U.S./China tariffs; and an increasingly bureaucratic and regulatory environment in China.

Why are companies moving operations to Mexico?

    • For a reliable, timely and stable flow of products and components nearer to customers and assemblers in the U.S. and North America.
    • To assure an available supply of local raw material and components.
    • For access to competitive and qualified labor.
    • To establish manufacturing & supply sources where it’s easy for U.S.-based management to visit and oversee them to control costs and maintain quality.
    • To operate under the USMCA, avoiding the expense, volatility and hassle of China/U.S. tariffs.
Relocating or Expanding Operations & Supply Chain From China to Mexico

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Stefan Lachner | East West Associates
  • Former VP Production and Logistics Planning, Robert Bosch GmbH (Mexico)
  • Manager Operations and Engineering, Leoni AG (Mexico)
  • Business Unit & Key Account Manager, Continental Teves Automotive (Mexico)
Dan McLeod | Director, East West Associates
  • Director, East West Associates
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Challenges of Sourcing Critical Automotive Components in Mexico

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Challenges of Sourcing Critical Automotive Components in Mexico

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Find out what companies are doing to leverage Mexican automotive suppliers to reduce dependence on Chinese suppliers.

Currently there is a trend for companies in the U.S./North America to:

Diversify their supply chain from China to Mexico

    • Affected by pricing, logistics, US/China tariffs, overdependence on China, long lead times

Look for real sourcing opportunities for success in Mexico

    • Closer proximity to U.S. and North American customers
    • Avoidance of US/China tariffs

Overcome real challenges in establishing Mexican supply chain network

    • MX vendors overwhelmed – not providing indicative pricing without company verification
    • Need to establish relationship and difficult to do with no pre-existing relationships
    • MX not replacement for China – size/scale of China
Challenges of Sourcing Critical Automotive Components in Mexico

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Stefan Lachner | East West Associates
  • Former VP Production and Logistics Planning, Robert Bosch GmbH (Mexico)
  • Manager Operations and Engineering, Leoni AG (Mexico)
  • Business Unit & Key Account Manager, Continental Teves Automotive (Mexico)
Gary Trzcianka | President, Scoject, Inc. US
  • Product design, precision machining & international manufacturing company
  • Averages 60 products annually from concept to production
  • Automotive, aerospace, medical
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Sourcing 5 Key Industrial Components in Mexico

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Sourcing 5 Key Industrial Components in Mexico

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Discover what the challenges are to source 5 key industrial components are in Mexico in this webinar.

This webinar discusses the 5 key industrial products:

    • Aluminum Extrusion
    • Castings & Machined Parts
    • Forgings
    • Metal Stampings & Fabrication
    • Injection Molded & Extruded Plastics
Sourcing 5 Key Industrial Components in Mexico

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Carlos Flores | East West Associates
  • Senior Mexican Operational Manager, East West Associates – Mexico
Gary Trzcianka | President, Scoject, Inc. US
  • Product design, precision machining & international manufacturing company
  • Averages 60 products annually from concept to production
  • Automotive, aerospace, medical
Fred Rocafort | Harris Bricken – US
  • Attorney, Harris Bricken – U.S.
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