He was on board during Caixin’s transition from a traditional media company, to China’s most influential new media brand; he is one of the most successful distributors of European and American financial magazines in China; he was the first person to introduce English newspapers and magazines, including the Wall Street Journal, to Chinese business schools.

He is of course Wang Hongbin.

Matthew Brosenne came to China in 1995 and joined China’s TV industry when it was still in its infancy. In 2013, this Old China Hand started a completely new career by joining an international head-hunting firm. With all his knowledge about China, Matthew thinks that, though China's economy has entered a “slow growth" phase, the demand for high-end labour is actually rising. In the future, Matthew suggests employees who have digital skills and know how to survive the “slow growth” will become increasingly popular.

Tony Tang got his first teaching job in a university twenty years ago. A year later, however, he left the education sector, and became a freshman in the Chinese financial sector. Since then, he has witnessed China’s stock market grow out of nothing and develop to today’s enormous scale.

When she was still a newcomer to her role, Julie Wong, a CEIBS Global EMBA 2011 graduate, once helped her belated boss to hold a plane’s departure for 15 minutes. After that, Julie learned what she calls the “plane-holding” skill: never surrender to the challenges and try every possible way to deal with them. Currently the HR head for a Fortune 500 company, Julie has maintained this courage ever since.