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Co-Founder, Member of the Board
Jan 2020
Shankai Sports is a leading sports management company that connects China and the international sports world. It was founded in 2009 to provide sports business solutions in sponsorship advisory, media management, sports travel, event delivery and licensed merchandise.
Shankai has been behind major deals that have allowed Chinese companies to showcase their brand to the world by using sport as a platform. For example, Shankai facilitated the landmark agreement between Alibaba and the International Olympic Committee, leading to a historic 12-year worldwide TOP Partnership. Shankai brought Hisense, a Chinese electronics giant, as a global sponsor to the 2016 UEFA EURO in France, making it the first ever Chinese sponsor in the 56 year history of the tournament. Shankai provided market due diligence advisory services to Wanda Group in its $1.2 billion acquisition of Swiss sports marketing company Infront Sports & Media in 2015. Shankai holds the digital broadcast rights in China to major international competitions, such as the UEFA EURO, and runs a significant outbound sports travel service as the official hospitality provider in China to large international events such as the FIFA World Cup. Shankai also operates tournaments and events in China on behalf of international rights holders and offers turnkey licensed merchandising solutions.
Investor, board member
2012
The Vericant Communication Assessment is the most widely-required video interview and spoken English assessment in North America. It includes:
•A face-to-face video interview with the applicant, where you can judge the applicants communication skills.
•A comprehensive assessment of the applicant’s spoken English ability as demonstrated during the interview.
•A proctored and assessed writing sample.
•Secured interview with multistep ID verification of the applicant.
High-quality, in-person interviews make you feel as if youre in the room with the applicant, while probing questions reveal each applicants academic and personal fit for your institution.
Vericant guarantees there are no coaches behind the scenes, applicants are not given the questions beforehand, and questions are chosen randomly. The information you get from us is factual and is an accurate representation of each applicant’s abilities.
Learn more about gaining a raw look at your applicants and how you can gain control of your growing Chinese applicant pool by visiting www.vericant.com.
co-founder, CFO, Member of the Board
Sep 2011
Shankai Sports is a leading sports management company that connects China and the international sports world. It was founded in 2009 to provide sports business solutions in sponsorship advisory, media management, sports travel, event delivery and licensed merchandise.
Shankai has been behind major deals that have allowed Chinese companies to showcase their brand to the world by using sport as a platform. For example, Shankai facilitated the landmark agreement between Alibaba and the International Olympic Committee, leading to a historic 12-year worldwide TOP Partnership. Shankai brought Hisense, a Chinese electronics giant, as a global sponsor to the 2016 UEFA EURO in France, making it the first ever Chinese sponsor in the 56 year history of the tournament. Shankai provided market due diligence advisory services to Wanda Group in its $1.2 billion acquisition of Swiss sports marketing company Infront Sports & Media in 2015. Shankai holds the digital broadcast rights in China to major international competitions, such as the UEFA EURO, and runs a significant outbound sports travel service as the official hospitality provider in China to large international events such as the FIFA World Cup. Shankai also operates tournaments and events in China on behalf of international rights holders and offers turnkey licensed merchandising solutions.
co-founder, CFO, Board Member
Sep 2011
Shankai Sports is a leading sports management company that connects China and the international sports world. It was founded in 2009 to provide sports business solutions in sponsorship advisory, media management, sports travel, event delivery and licensed merchandise.
Shankai has been behind major deals that have allowed Chinese companies to showcase their brand to the world by using sport as a platform. For example, Shankai facilitated the landmark agreement between Alibaba and the International Olympic Committee, leading to a historic 12-year worldwide TOP Partnership. Shankai brought Hisense, a Chinese electronics giant, as a global sponsor to the 2016 UEFA EURO in France, making it the first ever Chinese sponsor in the 56 year history of the tournament. Shankai provided market due diligence advisory services to Wanda Group in its $1.2 billion acquisition of Swiss sports marketing company Infront Sports & Media in 2015. Shankai holds the digital broadcast rights in China to major international competitions, such as the UEFA EURO, and runs a significant outbound sports travel service as the official hospitality provider in China to large international events such as the FIFA World Cup. Shankai also operates tournaments and events in China on behalf of international rights holders and offers turnkey licensed merchandising solutions.
Investor, board member
2011
Ayannah provides affordable and accessible digital financial services for the world’s emerging middle class.
Member of the Board
Mar 2004
The Swiss Chinese Chamber of Commerce (SwissCham) is a network of private associations registered in Switzerland and China. Over 600 corporate and individual members, among them the leading Swiss companies in trade, industry and financial services have, joined the Chamber; making it one of the largest and most active in Switzerland and China. The Swiss Chinese Chamber of Commerce was established in 1980 in Zurich, and in 1996 opened a representative office in Beijing. In 2001, the latter became a proper Chamber of Commerce registered under PRC law.
SwissCham thus operates with two national organizations and five regional chapters in Beijing, Shanghai, Zurich, Geneva and Lugano. Since its inception, SwissCham has contributed to the development of the Swiss-Sino economic relations and continuously assisted the many Swiss companies doing business with China and vice versa. For further information please visit one of the offices on the top menu of this page.
Experience · 9 entries
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Investments (4)
Founder (3)
Board (4)
2020
Co-Founder, Member of the Board
Jan 2020
Shankai Sports is a leading sports management company that connects China and the international sports world. It was founded in 2009 to provide sports business solutions in sponsorship advisory, media management, sports travel, event delivery and licensed merchandise.
Shankai has been behind major deals that have allowed Chinese companies to showcase their brand to the world by using sport as a platform. For example, Shankai facilitated the landmark agreement between Alibaba and the International Olympic Committee, leading to a historic 12-year worldwide TOP Partnership. Shankai brought Hisense, a Chinese electronics giant, as a global sponsor to the 2016 UEFA EURO in France, making it the first ever Chinese sponsor in the 56 year history of the tournament. Shankai provided market due diligence advisory services to Wanda Group in its $1.2 billion acquisition of Swiss sports marketing company Infront Sports & Media in 2015. Shankai holds the digital broadcast rights in China to major international competitions, such as the UEFA EURO, and runs a significant outbound sports travel service as the official hospitality provider in China to large international events such as the FIFA World Cup. Shankai also operates tournaments and events in China on behalf of international rights holders and offers turnkey licensed merchandising solutions.
2016
Board Member
Jan 2016
Créé en 1973, le Prix de Lausanne est un concours de renommée et d'envergure internationale qui s'adresse aux jeunes danseuses et danseurs âgé.es de 15 à 18 ans.
Son objectif est de repérer, promouvoir et aider les meilleurs talents du monde dans le début de leur carrière grâce à des bourses d'écolage et d'apprentissage.
La prochaine édition se tiendra du 28 janvier au 4 février 2024, au Théâtre de Beaulieu à Lausanne 🩰
2012
Investor, board member
2012
The Vericant Communication Assessment is the most widely-required video interview and spoken English assessment in North America. It includes:
•A face-to-face video interview with the applicant, where you can judge the applicants communication skills.
•A comprehensive assessment of the applicant’s spoken English ability as demonstrated during the interview.
•A proctored and assessed writing sample.
•Secured interview with multistep ID verification of the applicant.
High-quality, in-person interviews make you feel as if youre in the room with the applicant, while probing questions reveal each applicants academic and personal fit for your institution.
Vericant guarantees there are no coaches behind the scenes, applicants are not given the questions beforehand, and questions are chosen randomly. The information you get from us is factual and is an accurate representation of each applicant’s abilities.
Learn more about gaining a raw look at your applicants and how you can gain control of your growing Chinese applicant pool by visiting www.vericant.com.
2011
co-founder, CFO, Member of the Board
Sep 2011
Shankai Sports is a leading sports management company that connects China and the international sports world. It was founded in 2009 to provide sports business solutions in sponsorship advisory, media management, sports travel, event delivery and licensed merchandise.
Shankai has been behind major deals that have allowed Chinese companies to showcase their brand to the world by using sport as a platform. For example, Shankai facilitated the landmark agreement between Alibaba and the International Olympic Committee, leading to a historic 12-year worldwide TOP Partnership. Shankai brought Hisense, a Chinese electronics giant, as a global sponsor to the 2016 UEFA EURO in France, making it the first ever Chinese sponsor in the 56 year history of the tournament. Shankai provided market due diligence advisory services to Wanda Group in its $1.2 billion acquisition of Swiss sports marketing company Infront Sports & Media in 2015. Shankai holds the digital broadcast rights in China to major international competitions, such as the UEFA EURO, and runs a significant outbound sports travel service as the official hospitality provider in China to large international events such as the FIFA World Cup. Shankai also operates tournaments and events in China on behalf of international rights holders and offers turnkey licensed merchandising solutions.
co-founder, CFO, Board Member
Sep 2011
Shankai Sports is a leading sports management company that connects China and the international sports world. It was founded in 2009 to provide sports business solutions in sponsorship advisory, media management, sports travel, event delivery and licensed merchandise.
Shankai has been behind major deals that have allowed Chinese companies to showcase their brand to the world by using sport as a platform. For example, Shankai facilitated the landmark agreement between Alibaba and the International Olympic Committee, leading to a historic 12-year worldwide TOP Partnership. Shankai brought Hisense, a Chinese electronics giant, as a global sponsor to the 2016 UEFA EURO in France, making it the first ever Chinese sponsor in the 56 year history of the tournament. Shankai provided market due diligence advisory services to Wanda Group in its $1.2 billion acquisition of Swiss sports marketing company Infront Sports & Media in 2015. Shankai holds the digital broadcast rights in China to major international competitions, such as the UEFA EURO, and runs a significant outbound sports travel service as the official hospitality provider in China to large international events such as the FIFA World Cup. Shankai also operates tournaments and events in China on behalf of international rights holders and offers turnkey licensed merchandising solutions.
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