Simon YANG
President, Delphi China & Managing Director Delphi Connection Systems Asia Pacific
2015Leader RoundTable honored guest
Dr. Yang is the President of Delphi China and the Managing Director for Delphi Connection Systems Asia Pacific. Dr. Yang started his career with Delphi in 1995 as a connector design engineer in Ohio. Over the next several years, he served in a number of roles including production foreman, tool engineering supervisor and engineering manager. In 2003, Dr. Yang relocated to China to set up the connection systems operations in Asia. During this time, his roles included regional engineering director, Shanghai plant managing director, and director of global tool operations for Delphi Connection Systems. Since 2008, Dr. Yang has taken over all managerial responsibilities for Delphi connection systems and electrical centers business in China, Korea, Japan, India and ASEAN region, and oversees various operations in these international epicenters, including sales, engineering, operations and finance. In addition to heading Delphi’s key product business units in Asia Pacific, Dr. Yang was named the President of Delphi China in early 2014. As the President, Dr. Yang coordinates Delphi’s overall business in the world’s fastest growing market by overseeing Delphi’s 23 manufacturing sites and 3 technical centers across China. Delphi has 26,800 employees, including 3,000 engineers in China under his direction. Dr. Yang earned a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering and a master’s degree in Materials Science and Engineering from China’s top institution, Tsinghua University. He also holds both a master’s and doctorate degree in Mechanical Engineering from the State University of New York.
