Dear Friend of Yale-China, It is a great pleasure to write with the news that Christian Murck 孟克文 has been appointed Interim Executive Director of the Yale-China Association effective January 1, 2015 succeeding Nancy Yao Maasbach. The Yale-China board could not be more delighted that Chris has agreed to lead Yale-China during our search for the permanent executive director we hope to appoint by July 1, 2015. Chris has dedicated his career to building U.S.-China relations from various sectors. Most recently, Chris served as President of the American Chamber of Commerce in the Peoples Republic of China (AmCham China). From 2001 to March 2010, Chris was with APCO Worldwide, first as Managing Director, China, and then as Chief Executive Officer, Asia. Before joining APCO, he was the Managing Director and Senior Country Officer of The Chase Manhattan Bank in Beijing for five years. From 1991 to 1996, he lived in Taipei, where he managed Chase and its predecessor institutions’ branch. He graduated from Yale in 1965 and received a doctorate in East Asian Studies from Princeton University. Chris is no stranger to Yale-China. He began his association in 1965 as a Yale-China Teaching Fellow at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Chris also served as chair of the Yale-China Association board from 1986 to 1989 and is currently a member of the Board of Trustees. We are delighted to have identified an Interim Executive Director who is not only a leader in U.S.-China relations, but someone who knows and cares deeply about Yale-China. With the full support of our Trustees and the professional team, Chris is certain to ensure we carry forward all of our current work with our usual care and diligence as well as continue to develop our ideas for the future with our partners. Chris will be based in New Haven and looks forward to meeting with partners, program participants, and community members. Please join me in welcoming Chris to his new position. With best wishes for a beautiful holiday season and 2015, Martha F. Brooks Chair, Yale-China Association yalechina.org
Posted on: Thu, 04 Dec 2014 22:52:19 +0000
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