James H.ZHAN
President, China, TATA Sons Limited
2015“One Belt, One Road” honored guest
Personal Profile:
James Zhan joined the Tata Group in 2006 as President of Tata Group China. Previously, James worked at CITIC in Beijing on various foreign invested projects. He also worked at Bechtel Enterprises in San Francisco and Hong Kong where he became head of Bechtel Enterprises in Asia Pacific, responsible for financing and investment in oil & gas, power generation, highway, airport, telecommunications and technology projects. James obtained BS and MS from Shanghai Jiaotong University and MS from Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Company Profile:
Tata is one of the largest enterprises in India, active in diverse fields including automobile, steel, power, IT services, telecom, consumer products and chemicals. Tata’s total revenue was $103.27billion in 201314, with 67.2 per cent coming from outside India. The Tata Group companies’ current operations in China include IT services, steel, automobile, auto components, hotels, refractory, and tea with about 6200 employees. Tata Group companies’ 2014 China sales and procurement are USD 13.6 billion and USD 1.57 billion respectively.
