Heather Wang (王曉軍)
Company: General Electric Company (通用電氣公司)
Headquarters: Connecticut, United States
Main focus: Energy
Title: Vice-president
Age: 48
Heather Wang joined General Electric (GE) China in 1994. After graduating from GE's global Human Resources Leadership Program (HRLP), she held HR management positions at GE Lighting and GE Capital - Information Technology Solutions in the United States. In 2002, Wang joined GE International as senior human resources manager for GE China, and became senior HR manager for GE Asia Pacific and GE China three years later.
In October 2008, Wang was promoted to senior HR manager for GE International, headquartered in Brussels, before becoming vice-president in June 2009. Wang has grown in maturity as she has risen through the ranks, thanks largely as a result of the challenging times she has encountered. To Wang, every new position is a new challenge, and has proved to be a turning point, in her career.