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[Mar 31 | Shanghai] [Members Only] Annual General Meeting 2026

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[Mar 31 | Shanghai]  Annual General Meeting 2026


Date & Time: Tuesday, March 31, 2026, 5:30 p.m. – 8:45 p.m.

Venue: Radisson Collection Hotel, Yangtze Shanghai (Ballroom 1) 

2099 Yan'an West Road, Changning District

上海扬子江丽笙精选酒店,上海市长宁区延安西路2099号


A members-only event


Date/Time: Tuesday March 31, 2026, 5:30 – 8:45 p.m.

Language: English

Who can participate: a members-only event

Price: Free of charge for the voting member. CNY 480 per Regular Ticket for non-voting members. 


System registration will be closed on March 30, 10:00 a.m. for data processing, further registration please contact:
chamber-east-events@china.ahk.de



Download Statutes

Download Election Procedures  

Download Candidate Brochure



Dear Members,

The Board of Directors of the German Chamber of Commerce in China - East China invites all members to Annual General Meeting to present the Board Report and the Treasurer's Report, elect the Board of Directors 2026 - 2029 and vote for an Amendment of the Statutes. 



List of Candidates:

Below is the list of 18 candidates in alphabetical order by last name:

(Click the name to view the candidate video)

  • Ms. Anna An, President Henkel Greater China, Henkel

  • Mr. CAO Lai, General Manager, Schaeffler Friction Product (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.

  • Mr. CAO Zheng, General Manager, Lenord+Bauer Automation Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.

  • Ms. Jenny Fang, Managing Director, Schunk Carbon Technology China

  • Ms. Kristine N. Horbach, Board Member China, MPS ARCHONIC

  • Mr. Gregor Koch, General Manager / Head of China, Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg Shanghai Branch

  • Mr. Ralph Koppitz, Partner / Rechtsanwalt / German Attorney-at-law, RÖDL China     

  • Mr. Heiko Laessig, Managing Director of HELLA Corporate Center Asia and Executive Vice President of Finance and Controlling China at FORVIA HELLA, FORVIA HELLA

  • Mr. Damian Maib, Founder & CEO, GENUINE E-Commerce

  • Ms. Janet Mi, Senior Director Eastern & Western China / Chief Representative China, Lufthansa Cargo AG

  • Mr. Julian Odeh, Executive Director, Tebis China

  • Mr. Franke Schulze, General Manager, Chairman of the Board of DB Cargo Transasia and Director of the Board of CUIRC, DB Cargo Transasia Co., Ltd.

  • Mr. Claus Toxvig, CEO, Mainland China & Hong Kong, Melchers (Shanghai) Ltd.

  • Ms. Miriam Wickertsheim, General Manager, Direct HR LTD.

  • Ms. Shierley Xue, Managing Director of North East Asia, Beiersdorf, Beiersdorf

  • Dr. Yang Gang, President, TRUMPF China, TRUMPF (CHINA) CO., LTD.

  • Mr. Tony Zhang, Chairman, Greater China & Country CEO, China, Commerzbank AG

  • Mr. Thomas Zimmerle, Senior Vice President / CFO Greater China, Infineon Technologies China Co., Ltd.



How do I Cast my Vote?

Make your vote count! We are calling every Corporate and Individual Member of the German Chamber of Commerce China -  East China to cast their vote. As a Voting Member, you can cast your vote online or on site in the Meeting on March 31, 2026: 


 - Online Voting: The Online Polls will be open from March 5, 2026, 00:00 CST until March 26, 2026, 24:00 CST 

The online polls will open on March 5, 2026, allowing you to vote virtually and without any geographic restrictions. All Voting Members will receive their individual online voting access code via email. For inquiries, please contact the Chamber team at chamber-east@china.ahk.de


 - On-site Voting: in the Meeting on March 31, 2026


Important Notice: 

Only Corporate and Individual Members who have paid all past and current membership fees for 2026 are eligible to cast their votes. Every Voting Member has one vote. Please note that for this reason, we will send the online voting invitation only to the permanent representative. 


In case your company has not yet named a Voting Member, please do so at your earliest convenience and communicate his/her name to Ms. Daisy Zhu, Deputy Executive Director, zhu.jingjing@china.ahk.de, no later than 6 p.m., March 26, 2026. For further information, please find the Procedures for the 2026 Election of the Board of Directors



Detailed Agenda: 

  • 17:30-18:30 Registration 

  • 18:30-18:35 Welcome & Introduction Speech 

  • 18:35-19:20 Annual Report 

                        Treasurer's Report

  • 19:20-20:20 Announcement procedure of candidates 2026 and Introduction of voting process 

                        Call to vote

  • 20:20-20:35 Announcement of the results

  • 20:35-20:45 Farewell 



Motions to be Presented

- Election for the Board of Directors 2026-2029 of the German Chamber of Commerce in China - East China

- Election of the Auditor: the current Board of Directors proposes China Regal CPAs LLP 中瑞诚会计师事务所(特殊普通合伙) to be the Auditor for the upcoming three years.

- Formal Approval of the Board's Reports and of the Actions of the Board 2024-2026

- The address of the German Chamber of Commerce in China - East China will be changed to:

23/F China Merchant Plaza North Building, No. 333 North Chengdu Road / Jing'an District Shanghai / 200041 P.R. China


For details please see the Amendment to the Statutes, which reflects all amendments in markup.


All members are invited to submit their comments on the agenda, the drafts for motions until Tuesday, March 3, 2024, 6:00 p.m., to the Deputy Executive Director Daisy Zhu, zhu.jingjing@china.ahk.de


During the meeting we will also showcase the Chamber's activities and review the financials from last year, and we would be happy to answer your questions! We would like to show our gratitude for your support throughout this period, without which our activities would not have been successful. 


Afterwards, we will present you with the results of our Vote, welcoming the new Board of Directors 2026-2029! 


We look forward to seeing you at the Annual General Meeting on March 31! 


German Chamber of Commerce in China - East China

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