Mei Wei Cheng
President & CEO
Siemens China
President & CEO
Siemens China
Mei-Wei Cheng was elected group vice president, Ford Motor Company, and named executive chairman of Ford Motor (China) Ltd., effective April 1, 2008. Prior to this position, he was vice president of Ford Motor Company, and chairman and CEO of Ford Motor China. In his current position, Cheng is responsible for Ford Motor China's business strategy, as well as strengthening strategic partnerships and government relations.
Cheng joined Ford in January 1998 from General Electric Corporation, where he was a vice president, and regional executive and president of GE Appliance - Asia in Hong Kong. Prior to this, he was a vice president of General Electric Co. and chairman and CEO of GE (China) Ltd.
Cheng started his career in 1972 with AT&T as a plant engineer with New Jersey Bell. He worked for Pacific Telephone before becoming account executive, Commercial Sales for AT&T’s Western Electric Company in 1982. In 1983, Cheng became managing director of AT&T International (Taiwan). He also served as director of Product Management; director of International Sales Operations; vice president of Business Development; and president of AT&T China. In his role as president, Cheng was instrumental in establishing a major presence for AT&T in China.
Cheng is a member of the Committee of 100, an organization of Chinese American leaders devoted to encouraging better U.S.-China relations and to promoting the full participation of Chinese Americans in all aspects of American life. He has been elected to the Board of Governors of American Chambers of Commerce in China several times, and served as vice chairman of AmCham in 1996.
Cheng is also the vice chairman of Jiangling Motor Company, vice chairman of Changan Ford Automobile Corporation Ltd. and a member of the Board of Directors for Ford Lio Ho Motor Company Limited. Cheng is a member of the BT (British Telecom) Asia Pacific Advisory Board and a member of the Cornell Engineering College Advisory Council.
Cheng has a bachelor's degree in industrial engineering/operations research from Cornell University, an MBA from Rutgers University, and is a graduate of Dartmouth's Amos Tuck Executive Program and MIT's Program for Senior Executives.
Cheng joined Ford in January 1998 from General Electric Corporation, where he was a vice president, and regional executive and president of GE Appliance - Asia in Hong Kong. Prior to this, he was a vice president of General Electric Co. and chairman and CEO of GE (China) Ltd.
Cheng started his career in 1972 with AT&T as a plant engineer with New Jersey Bell. He worked for Pacific Telephone before becoming account executive, Commercial Sales for AT&T’s Western Electric Company in 1982. In 1983, Cheng became managing director of AT&T International (Taiwan). He also served as director of Product Management; director of International Sales Operations; vice president of Business Development; and president of AT&T China. In his role as president, Cheng was instrumental in establishing a major presence for AT&T in China.
Cheng is a member of the Committee of 100, an organization of Chinese American leaders devoted to encouraging better U.S.-China relations and to promoting the full participation of Chinese Americans in all aspects of American life. He has been elected to the Board of Governors of American Chambers of Commerce in China several times, and served as vice chairman of AmCham in 1996.
Cheng is also the vice chairman of Jiangling Motor Company, vice chairman of Changan Ford Automobile Corporation Ltd. and a member of the Board of Directors for Ford Lio Ho Motor Company Limited. Cheng is a member of the BT (British Telecom) Asia Pacific Advisory Board and a member of the Cornell Engineering College Advisory Council.
Cheng has a bachelor's degree in industrial engineering/operations research from Cornell University, an MBA from Rutgers University, and is a graduate of Dartmouth's Amos Tuck Executive Program and MIT's Program for Senior Executives.