China Business Expert

　　 China Business Consultant
　　Stephanie Wen Zhang, Principal Consultant for SMEs(small to medium enterprises) in the world to get access to China market; Simultaneous Interpreter.

　　Graduated from Beijing Normal University and obtained MBA at the University of Liverpool in 1996, Stephanie Zhang has been working as the principal consultant for European SMEs to look for business opportunities in China. China Youth Daily, Mercury(newspaper), FRENDS(fashion Journal), Beijing TV, Hu Nan TV, Cheng De TV have interviewed her due to her excellence performance.

Curriculum Vitae

　　Name: Stephanie Wen Zhang
　　Sex: Female
　　Date of Birth: 13^th Feb. 1969
　　Nationality: Chinese
　　Immigration Status: Permanent residence of Britain
　　Marital Status: Married
　　Permanent Address in Britain: 1 Adamson Street, Liverpool L7 9LR
　　Mobile: 07765908796
　　E-mail: stephanie.zhang@eurochina-uk.com
　　China Correspondence Address: Room 1758, Modern Qing Yun Plaza, No. 43 Xi San Huan Bei Lu, Hai Dian District 100081 Beijing, P.R.China
　　Tel/Fax: +86-10-82057116
　　Mobile: +86-13601190525

　　Education:
　　Sep. 1995-Sep. 1996 Obtained MBA(Industrialization and Development) at the University of Liverpool, UK. Courses include strategic management, marketing, information management, organizational behaviour, financial management, human resource management, project management 　
　　Sep. 1993-July 1995 Majoring at English linguistics at Beijing Normal University and obtained postgraduate diploma　

　　Work Experiences:
　　July 2005 to present China Chief Representative of Business Development International(UK)
　　Responsibilities include:
　　-providing business consultancy services for SMEs in the UK about China opportunities, such as seeking business partner, organizing international workshops, public relation with government, market research etc.
　　-providing business consultancy services for China companies to look for business opportunities in the UK, such as delegate arrangement, seeking business partner, universities links, business training in the area of cross culture awareness, consumer behaviour, marketing, advertising, brand management etc.
　　-Training for international companies about Chinese business etiquette and culture
　　-Training for Chinese companies about UK business entry
　　Dec. 1996 to present Project Manager and Director of EuroChina Consultants Ltd.(UK) Responsibilities include:
　　-identifying and evaluating potential projects
　　-budget plan, strategic analysis, campaign organization, personnel allocation, supervising the whole project and following up services
　　-planning and implementing of marketing and public relationships
　　-setting up and implementing objectives and strategies regarding marketing support
　　-providing consultants service to support training programmes’ development, delivery and co-ordination to optimize the utilization of all training resources and maximize customers satisfaction
　　-taking initiative to create business opportunities and business expansion
　　-engaging with the company’s strategy plan
　　-preparing the research and daily office management reports
　　Sep. 1993-July 1995 English Lecturer at Beijing University of Clothing Technology

　　Training Coach Experience:
　　May 2008 Training for Eyes on China about the Comparison Between Chinese and American Negotiation Styles
　　March 2008 Training of Sales Negotiation for Senior Sales Managers of Multitest Asia Branches in Singapore
　　Nov. 2007 Training of How to do business with Chinese for Holland company “Eyes On China Ltd.”
　　May to Nov. 2007 Training of How to do business with Chinese for Integrity Consulting Ltd.(USA)
　　Jan. 2007 Business Etiquette for Beijing Secretarial College(China)
　　August 2006 Business Etiquette Holland Aramco Overseas Company B.V.(Saudi Arab)
　　July to Dec. 2005 Training of Cross-culture Awareness and Business English for Beijing Zi Zhu Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.(China)
　　Sep. 2005 to May 2006(part time) Lecturing on consumer behaviour, principles of marketing, brand management, Academic Writing for IELTS, Intercultural Communication for International College, China Agricultural University (China)

　　Projects participated as the consultant:
　　Dec. 2010 to April 2011 Couselling for Coop with Tasly Group project
　　Nov. 2010 to April 2011 Couselling for Coop China and All Federation China Cooperative projects.
　　July and August 2010 Summer School of Shen Zhen Fu Tian Experiment School to Cambridge UK
　　March to Oct. 2010 Recruiting students and assist with visa to UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand
　　Jan. to Oct. 2010 Counselling for British company SBS with its joint venture company in Ji Mo City, Shan Dong Province
　　Feb. 2011 Assisting a group of delegate from Zhe Jiang province to attend ANIMEX at Middlesbrough, Teesside University
　　Jan. 2010 to Dec. 2011 Couselling for Tourisaire(French) project.
　　Dec. 2009 Counselling and interpreter for ALBEMARLE(USA) and SinoPech project.
　　Dec. 2009 Counselling for training of Vietnam Environment Agency senior delegate with regard to Yellow River Committee and Water Conservancy Ministry
　　Oct. to Nov. 2009 Presentation and counseling at International Education Fair in Beijing, Qingdao, Guang Zhou, Shen Zhen, Ji Nan, Zheng Zhou on behalf of University of Teesside
　　April to Oct. 2009 Project coordinator and interpreter for Bayer Environment Science
　　Feb. to April 2009 Presentation and counseling at International Education Fair in Beijing, Qingdao, Chang Sha, Nan Jing, Shanghai, Guang Zhou, Shen Zhen and Dong Guan on behalf of University of Teesside
　　Jan. 2009 Counsellor for Coop(UK) and All China Federation of Supply and Marketing Co-operatives
　　August 2008 Taking the delegate of Yun Nan Jin Ye Group to visit the UK
　　May to June 2008 Presentation and counseling at International Education Fair in Beijing, Qingdao, Chang Sha, Nan Jing, Shanghai, Guang Zhou, Shen Zhen and Dong Guan　
　　April 2008 Counseling for German companies FairControl Co. Ltd. and BMW group for the BMW motor show in Beijing
　　Feb. 2008 Counselling and accompany Delegate of Wei Chai Power Co. Ltd. Shan Dong Province to visit the UK and Germany
　　Jan. 2007 to May 2008 Counseling for the joint venture company between Coop(UK) and Tasly Group(China)
　　May and Oct. 2007 Presentation and counseling at International Education Fair in Beijing, Shanghai, Huhhot, Cheng Du, Wu Han, Chang Sha etc for the University of Teesside
　　Feb. and July 2007 Counseling for the Delegate of Wei Chai Power Co. Ltd. Shan Dong Province to visit the UK and Switzerland
　　Jan. 2007 to April 2007 Counseling for German companies FairControl Co. Ltd. and BMW group for the BMW motor show in Shanghai.
　　Nov. 2006 to Dec. 2008 Counseling for Integrity Consultants (USA) and DPC group(Bangaledesh) for the Bangaledesh government tendering projects seeking for Chinese companies to participate. The projects vary from water, gas pipeline to power station
　　July to Nov. 2006 Counseling for German companies FairControl Co. Ltd. and BMW group for the BMW motor show in Beijing.
　　April to June 2006 Counseling for two German companies-M8B and Alwitra to look for business partner in Beijing.
　　8^th April 2006 Interpreter for PATH and APCO in the news release for malaria vaccine
　　Feb. 2006 Counseling for meetings between the University of Teesside and Helongjiang Province Judicial and Police Institute
　　16^th Jan. 2006 Interpreter for international workshop of UNDP in the area of HIV/AIDS
　　30^th August 2005 Simultaneous interpreter for the 60^th anniversary of war of resistance Japanese and victory of An-fascist war at Chinese People’s Hall, Flying Tiger Section
　　July 2005 Counseling for Rainforest Alliance in the area of setting up representative office, recruiting staff, staff benefits counseling etc.
　　July 2005 Counseling and interpreter for Shell Global Solution and Hui Zhou Refinery Project, Sino-Petrochemical Co. Ltd.
　　June 2005 Counseling for Holland Aramco Overseas Company B.V. and Qing Dao Refinery Project, Sino-Petrochemical Co. Ltd.
　　2003-2006 Counseling, coordinating and linking the University of Teesside with Heilongjiang Police and Judicial College, Liverpool Hope University with Dalian Golden Middle School; Grimsby College with Beijing Jiangtailu Middle School
　　2004-2006 Counseling and coordinating for Female Health Company, organizing stakeholder meeting, following up services, registration of the female condom in China, simultaneous interpreter at the international workshop on 26^th April 2005.
　　2004-2006 Counseling for APCO in the area of HIV/AIDS
　　2005 counseling for Harclow Consultants Ltd.(UK), coordinating with the project of Beijing Capital Co. Ltd. with World Bank　
　　2005 interpretation for Fidelity (USA)Programme with Bank of China
　　2005 Web localization for Ireland Ceramics Co. Ltd.
　　2005 Counselling and Interpreter for New Zealand Delica and Beijing Fruit Corp.
　　2005 interpretation for on line interview of CEO Asia Pacific of Concord with sina.com
　　2004 counseling and coordinating for Henan Province Tian Cheng Enterprise Corp. to invest the car repair and maintenance workshop in the UK
　　2004 organizing the Economic and Trade Delegate of Shan Dong Province Wei Fang City to participate the trade fair in Europe
　　2003 producer for series documentary films “To Invest in the UK”, “To Study in the UK”, “Successful Chinese in the UK” with BTV
　　…………

　　Voluntary Work:
　　May 2008 Donation for Sichuan Earthquake people
　　Jan. 2008 Donation for a Child with Cancer
　　April 2007 Donation for Gangsu Chang Tan Primary School
　　Feb. 2007 Donation for the Great Wall Charity
　　2006 Donation to the child who got cancer and a young man whose face was twisted and need a significant medical operation in China.
　　2005-2008 Donation and assisting work for Haidian Christian Church
　　2004-2005 HIV/AIDS advocacy in various workshops for Female Health Company, APCO, PATH, UNAIDS
　　2004 Donation for the child who got cancer in China

　　Foreign Language Skills:
　　English: Excellent oral English, reading and writing ability 　　　　　　　　　　
　　Japanese: basic 　
　　German: basic

　　Computer Skills:
　　Be familiar with the office software, such as word, excel, powerpoint etc.

　　Qualification:
　　Certificate of simultaneous interpretation issued by Century Translation Co. Ltd.

　　Publication:
　　Three books called “To Understand Greater Britain” will be published by China Social Science Academy Press in 2008
　　“Comparison in China and Western Culture” at English Weekly 2006
　　“How to get access to the road of studying in the UK” published by World Knowledge Press, 2002
　　Has been interviewed by BTV, Cheng De TV, Hu Nan TV and various journals and magazines about my interesting cross cultural experience and talk about the UK studying, life etc.

　　Hobbies: jogging, swimming, ping pong, cooking

　　References:
　　Robin Nunley
　　Chairman
　　Business Development International
　　Business House
　　Higher Wych, Malpas
　　Cheshire, SY14 7JT
　　Tel: 01948 780515
　　Fax: 01948 780672
　　Email：info@bdinternational.co.uk

　　Professor Mike Bastin
　　International College
　　China Agricultural University 1000
　　Tel: +86-10-62736450 ext 305
　　Mobile: +86-13241102107

　　Email: mike211_2@hotmail.com
　　Heidi Cummins
　　International Officer
　　University of Teesside
　　Middlesbrough, Tees Valley
　　TS1 3BA
　　United Kingdom
　　Tel (++ 44) (0)1642 384415
　　Fax (++ 44) (0)1642 342930
　　Email: E.Tinnacher@tees.ac.uk