Lear Corp. Appoints Mei-Wei Cheng To Board Of Directors 

Lear Corp. Appoints Mei-Wei Cheng To Board Of Directors 

From 2010 to 2014, Cheng was CEO of Siemens North East Asia and president and CEO of Siemens Ltd., China. Prior to joining Siemens, Cheng spent more than a decade at Ford Motor (China) Ltd. as chairman and CEO. In addition, he has served as chairman and CEO of GE (China) Ltd. and president of AT&T China. 

Lear Corp. has announced that Mei-Wei Cheng has been appointed to Lear’s board of directors.

Cheng currently serves as the non-executive chairman of the board of directors of HCP Packaging and is a member of the board of both Interplex Holdings Pte. Ltd. and NIU Technologies. He previously served as the non-executive chairman of the board of directors for Pactera, a Blackstone portfolio company, as well as a director and senior adviser to several other manufacturing and technology companies.

From 2010 to 2014, Cheng was CEO of Siemens North East Asia and president and CEO of Siemens Ltd., China. Prior to joining Siemens, Cheng spent more than a decade at Ford Motor (China) Ltd. as chairman and CEO. In addition, he has served as chairman and CEO of GE (China) Ltd. and president of AT&T China.

Cheng has lectured on “Leadership” and “How to Do Business in China” at Cornell, Dartmouth, the China Europe International Business School and various multinational companies.

“We are pleased to welcome Mei-Wei to Lear’s board of directors,” said Henry D.G. Wallace, Lear’s non-executive chairman. “Mei-Wei’s deep knowledge of the Chinese market, strong leadership and executive experience will be instrumental in helping guide our growth and strategy, particularly in China.”

Cheng holds a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering/operations research from Cornell University, a Master of Business Administration degree from Rutgers University. He also is a graduate of Dartmouth’s Tuck Executive Program and MIT’s Program for Senior Executives.

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