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  Company Introduction

HAX International is a multinational, joint venture, company founded by several North American companies and NewEra HR, a professional executive search service provider located in Beijing, China. Our mission is to provide high-quality and precise human resource executive search and human resource consulting services to a wide range of Chinese and international clients.

Our experienced management team comprises skilled executives with backgrounds in multinational companies, human resources policy, and global executive search firms. Our team has extensive experience in multinational company management, Chinese human resource policies, and international executive search and personnel recruitment. All HAX International employees possess a high level of English proficiency as well as rich cross-culture working and training experience, allowing them to effectively serve international and Chinese clients alike.

HAX International Consultants possess in-depth professional knowledge of their respective fields and maintain extensive networks of associates in various professional circles. This facilitates the delivery of efficient and effective candidate search, career development/coaching, and professional training to our clients.

 
  Directors of Executive Board
 
Mr. Max Liang
Mr. Gervais LaVoie
Mr. John Swaner
Mr. David Xiong
Mr. Hope Hua
Mr. Montgomery Simus
Ms. Cynthia Zhou
   
 
Mr. Max Liang
 
Educated in China and Canada, Max holds an M.A. degree from Concordia University, Montreal, Canada.

Max speaks English, Chinese and proficient French, and has accumulated more than 20 years of work experience in the West and within China.

For the past four years Max has been Partner, President and General Manager of the China Trustful NetTech Co., Ltd., a software joint-venture company with the Chinese Academy of Science's Institute of Computing Technology. Max has also devoted his energy, enthusiasm and organization skills into various activities of social and public welfare, especially those involved with overseas returnees.

Between 1998 and 2000, Max was the Owner and President of the Chi-Soft Sharp Multi-Media Technology (China) Co., Ltd.

As the President and General Manager, Max worked for the Center Measure and Draw Equipment (China) Co., Ltd between 1996 and 1998.

And between 1995 and 1996, Max was the Vice-President and General Manager of the Zhongjia Measure and Draw Equipment (China) Co., a JV with the National Bureau of Measure and Draw.

As the Chief Representative of the Group of Chinada Motors, Canada, Max managed its successful Import-Export businesses in Qingdao between 1994-1995.

   
 
Mr. Gervais LaVoie
 
Educated at the University of Paris in France (Post-doctoral studies in Regional Development); the University of Montreal in Canada (Ph.D. & Master in Cultural Anthropology); and Beijing University, China (Modern History).

Gervais speaks French, English and Chinese, and he has accumulated over 20 years of working experience in China.

For the past ten years Gervais has worked as Partner, CEO and General Manager of Beijing Seanoble Food Co. Ltd. Seeded with a total investment of USD 1 million, the company started as a JV (with A. Lassonde Inc., Canada) in June 1993. By year-end 2002, the company was a sole foreign invested company, with more than 500 employees in 30 offices across China and annual revenues of USD 12 million. The firm generated net profits of USD million dollars between 1995 – 2002, and its brand - Rougemont (Rumeng) - was among the fifth best known brands in China. In 1999 the Chinese operation represented 40% of the net profit of A. Lassonde Inc.

Between 1990 and 1992, Gervais was the Owner and Manager of Rich Epoch Trading Co., Ltd., a Hong Kong trading company specialized in electronics, primarily mobile telephones and computer parts. The company focused on sourcing suppliers for computer manufacturers and supplying mobile telephones from the U.S. for sale in the Hong Kong market. The company was sold in June 1992

Between 1989 and 1990, Gervais acted as the Province of Quebec's Government Economic Counselor in Hong Kong. In this capacity, Gervais was in charge of promoting business relationships between Hong Kong, the Chinese mainland and the Province of Quebec, Canada.

Between 1985 and 1988, Gervais managed Hualou Consulting Inc. located in Montreal, Canada, a consulting company specializing on Chinese affairs. He was hired as project manager by a number of governmental and private institutions including: CIDA, AUCC, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs in Quebec, HYDRO-Quebec, Lavalin International, SEREQ, Bombardier Inc., etc.

As the director of the Center at Montreal for Exchange with China (CAMEC) between 1984-1985, Gervais managed the China-Canada programs sponsored by CIDA, in the province of Quebec, Canada.

From 1979 to 1984 Gervais was a professor of Anthropology and Ethno-psychology at the University of Montreal in Canada.

Between 1981 aand 1983, Gervais acted as the Liaison Officer and Office Manager for Agrodev Canada Inc., a firm that was awarded the first World Bank Contract in Agricultural Development “The North-East Dry Agricultural Development Program”.

 
Mr. John Swaner
 
Educated in the USA, John holds a B.A. degree from the University of Notre Dame and an M.A. degree from Cornell University.

John speaks English, Spanish and Chinese Mandarin, and has accumulated over 25 years of experience in China.

John first visited China in the mid-1970's and was in the first group of Americans hired as “Foreign Experts” in 1978. He taught at the University of International Business and Economy in Beijing for three years. His students work in various businesses and government departments around China and abroad.

From 1981 to 1991 John worked in the Beijing office of Combustion Engineering, the American Boiler Company, and opened an office for them in Shanghai. He facilitated the establishment of joint ventures in Shanghai.

Since 1991, John has operated his own multi-national trading company based in Seattle and Beijing, shipping Mexican, American and Italian commodities to China.

 
Mr. David Xiong
 
David holds an MBA from Harvard Business School; a Bachelor's degree in Economics from the UIBE in China; and as a Bachelor's degree in International Business from Northeastern University in the USA .

David gained Product Marketing and Sales Management experience in AT&T, becoming Director of Business Development & Strategies in 1993. From there he went on to become General Manager of the Eastern China Region. From July 2002, David Xiong joined Irdeto Access and has been CEO of Irdeto Access China.

Previously, David was Managing Director of the East China region for Dell Computers. Prior to that position, David was General Manager of Comsat TTS, having been Group VP & General Manager of Greater China for Glenayre Electronics Inc.

 
Mr. Hope Hua
 
Hope graduated from HUST with a bachelor's degree on computer science and obtained an MBA degree from City University, in Bellevue, WA, USA.

Hope is a career development, organization HR planning and personnel management expert. He has an excellent command of the laws and policies in the field of HR in China and understands how to balance cross-cultural HR management issues. He has extensive experience on resolving internal conflict, complicated reorganizations and urgent recruitment for clients.

With seven years of work experience in the Executive Search industry, Hope is a senior career development advisor and a successful Executive Search consultant. He co-founded and acted as Vice President of Onpress International, the second JV HR firm in China. Prior to this role, Hope was a government official in Beijing Personnel Administration, and HR department manager of CIIC, a well-known HR service provider authorized by the government to serve foreign enterprises. In 2003, he joined Dianji Tech, the famous software company founded by Mr. Wang Zhidong, the founder and former CEO of SINA.COM, in which he was appointed as Assistant GM (VP level) responsible for re-organization, government relationship and account sales.

Hope and his team have received the mandate to fill a number of middle/high-level positions by many multinational companies, including HP, AT&T, GE, AOL, ABB, Convergys, Ford, Cummins, Aventis, Lucent, OFS, Siemens, EAC, APC, BEA, etc. He maintains close connections with an extensive network of HR professionals, including relevant government officials, media staff and HR professionals.

 

  For North American inquiries, please contact:
 
Mr. Montgomery Simus
 

Educated at Yale University (Bachelor of Arts - History) and Harvard (Master in Public Policy – International Development), Monty's professional career has taught him the necessity of leveraging cross-border experiences to accelerate the development and globalization of companies. Monty has more than a decade of experience with several of the world's leading technology, enterprise software, Internet services, telecommunications, financial services, and energy corporations.

Monty has lived, worked, and traveled in more than thirty countries spanning Africa, China, western Europe, the Middle East, and Southeast & Central Asia, undertaking projects in a variety of consulting and line functions. He has experience in building and obtaining finance for technology/ telecommunications start-ups and, on several occasions, has been involved in the development of technology-related services that were later adapted and introduced to global markets.

Monty was personally involved in the introduction and management of several of these business lines in Europe and Asia, holding accountability for P&L management and responsibility for hiring local talent.

 
Ms. Cynthia Zhou
 
Cynthia Zhou, Partner & Senior Consultant of HAX International. She has possessed 14 years working experience totally for foreign companies after completing her university studies majoring in International Trade, including 6 years experience working as Senior Consultant in the executive search field. As a Senior Consultant, she is known for her strict adherence to the highest professional standards.  She has good track record achieved in the placement of professionals and executives for multinational and reputable local companies, such as Siemens, Seagate, Deloitte, NCR, Gilbarco, Powerise, Wan Nian Group, etc.

Before this, she had three years of sales experience in Pepsi Cola, and four years of administrative management experience in Commerzbank AG.

Cynthia holds a MBA degree from a joint educational venture between Beijing Polytechnic University and the University of East London.

 
 
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