GE Aerospace China Leadership

Weiming has dedicated most of his career to GE and China's aviation industry, driving business development and strengthening communication between GE Aerospace and stakeholders in China to meet local market demands. By developing and executing China market strategies and leveraging GE Aerospace's global scale and leading technologies, Weiming focuses on achieving long-term sustainable business growth in China, the single largest country market outside the U.S.

With profound insight and vision for the Chinese market, Weiming has led his team to successfully accomplish localization over the past 30 years at GE. Under his leadership, GE Aerospace has achieved growth in the number of engines in service from 300 to 7,800 and established four joint ventures in the Greater China region. He played a key role in the establishment and initial operation of the Aero Engine Maintenance Training Center (AEMTC) in Guanghan, Sichuan Province, China. Additionally, he provided strong support for China's first regional jet aircraft, the C909 (originally called ARJ21), and the first domestically produced large aircraft, the C919, building solid long-term partnerships with leading enterprises in the Chinese aviation industry.

Weiming started his career at the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC), where he worked in various roles, including engineer, journalist, and head of public relations.

Joining GE in 1992, Weiming has held leadership positions in GE Aerospace, Transportation, and other business units across China and the U.S., covering market development, sales, service, product project management, and business development strategy. Since 2010, he has served as President of GE Aerospace Greater China and was promoted to Global Vice President of GE in 2014. He took on the expanded role of Vice President, President & CEO, GE China in 2020.

As President of GE China, Weiming led the aviation, healthcare, and energy sectors, fostering business development through continued localization and deepening relationships with governments and partners at all levels. Additionally, as a key member of the leadership team, Weiming supported GE’s transition as it completed its split into three public companies on April 2, 2024, with GE Aerospace trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) as a standalone company under the ticker "GE".

Weiming is the first GE China president with a Chinese education and the first leader developed within China to rise to the position of regional leader. His journey spans from team member to project leader with a global vision and local practice, covering strategy and operations, and focusing on business and team development. His career reflects both his personal achievements and GE's commitment to actively practicing localization and cultivating local talents. Based on these experiences, he was appointed as Senior Economic Advisor to the Shaanxi Provincial Government and Senior Economic Advisor to the Hubei Provincial Government.

While deepening government-enterprise cooperation, his industry influence has continued to grow. He was awarded "Person of the Year" at the 16th Aerospace Laurel Award,—the most influential award in China's aerospace industry, marking wide recognition for his exceptional leadership and outstanding contribution, and has been named “Annual CEO of Multinational Companies in China" by Jiemian, one of the most influential media outlets in China, for three consecutive years.

Weiming graduated from Northwestern Polytechnical University in Xi'an, China, with a bachelor's degree in Aircraft Engine Design. He is also a graduate of the GE Technical Leadership Program (TLP) and GE Global Marketing & Sales Program (GMS), and is a certified Six Sigma Black Belt.

In 1998, Michael joined GE Aviation as an field service engineer worked at multiple locations in China, Japan, Qatar. In 2006, he worked as ACFC (At the customer, for the customer) Black Belt for Greater China region.
Since 2008, he has been in charge of the Fleet Support Shanghai Center and was appointed Customer Support Manager in 2010, where he was responsible for liaising with all civil aviation customers in South Korea. Then he transferred to GE Aerospace Suzhou as the Actuation Operations Manager, afterwords, Michael has served as Sales Support Director and Sales Director for several Airlines, and leasing companies in Greater China. In 2015, he was appointed General Manager of Customer Support for the Greater China region.

Michael graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Engineering from Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

His career began at Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Co., Ltd. in 1992, where he held various positions such as Aircraft Systems Engineer, Project Development Manager, and Business Development Manager. In 2002, he joined GE Aviation as the Sales Director for Small Civil Engines, focusing on the marketing and sales of the GE CF34 series engines in the Asia Pacific region.

After that, he worked at Honeywell Aerospace, where he served as the Regional Sales Director and General Manager of the Customer Team, overseeing the airline business in China. In 2009, Zhiwei joined Eaton Aerospace as the Director of China Marketing, responsible for constructing and developing the company's aviation business in China, improving and implementing aviation development strategies, and driving business growth.

In 2016, he returned to GE Aerospace as the General Manager for aviation projects in China. He led customers and teams involved in COMAC's homegrown C909 (originally called ARJ21) and C919 aircraft projects, fostering cooperation and development between GE Aerospace and China's civil aviation industry.

Zhiwei graduated from Beihang University and holds a Master's degree in Business Administration from Jinan University.

Ker Huei (KH) joined GE as Financial Management Program (FMP) in 2006, after her university graduation. Over the past 19 years at GE, she has held various roles, including corporate audit staff for GE Corporate, regional financial planning and analysis at GE Power, commercial finance, business operations and sales roles at GE Aerospace. Recently, she was appointed as General Manager of Commercial Operations for GE Aerospace Greater China.
 
KH holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from University of Malaya, Malaysia. She is also Chartered Accountant of Malaysian Institute of Accountants.

In this role, he is responsible for the technology, after-sales service, and customer experience associated with GE/CFM products in the region.

Since joining GE Aviation in 2013, Jianfeng has held significant positions in various areas, including engineering operations, airworthiness and flight safety, engineering services, and customer support. He provides technical and business support for on-site projects, engine services, and fleet management. Throughout his tenure, he has established strong business and partnership relationships with the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) and airlines customers.

Before joining GE Aviation, Jianfeng worked as an engineer and project leader at Airbus and GKN aerospace, where he gained extensive experience in industry projects.

Jianfeng graduated from Harbin Institute of Technology, earning a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering and a Master's degree in Mechanics.

Responsible for promoting and developing a long-term strategic partnership with Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC).

Zhongmei joined GE China in 2005 and held leadership positions in various departments & business units at GE China, including market development, government relations, strategic key accounts, and merges and acquisitions. In 2016, she joined the newly established GE Digital, where she was responsible for developing industrial Internet of Things (IoT) alliances & partners for the Predix platform in China and managing channel sales in the Asia Pacific region.

In 2019, she transitioned to GE Aviation, where she oversaw strategic marketing and operational management in Greater China. In 2021, GE Global announced its plan to spin off, Zhongmei was appointed as the Separation Leader for GE Aviation Greater China. She led a cross-functional team that successfully completed the separation of legal entities for the GE Healthcare and GE Vernova spin-offs in Greater China. Additionally, she contributed to the gradual improvement of GE Aerospace's independent operating system in the region.

Before joining GE, Zhongmei worked at Shell China, engaged in market development and cooperation in the downstream business of natural gas.

Zhongmei graduated from Zhejiang University in 1995 with a bachelor’s degree in English and foreign trade.

As a strategic HR partner to the Greater China President and leadership team, she is responsible for providing HR leadership for the Greater China Region.

Doreen has nearly 30 years of experience in the Human Resources field across multiple industries. Since joining GE in 2007, she has held various key HR leadership roles across different businesses, spanning China and the Asia Pacific region. Her most recent role before this assignment was Chief Human Resources Officer of AVIAGE SYSTEMS, a joint venture between GE Aerospace and AVIC. Throughout her career, Doreen has accumulated extensive experience in organization and talent development, as well as company culture build-up and transformation.

Doreen holds a bachelor’s degree in administration management from East China University of Science and Technology. Additionally, graduating from GE’s Experienced Human Resources Development Program (EHRDP) in 2013 has further enhanced her expertise in global leadership and HR strategy.

Carol joined GE as a member of the Financial Management Program (FMP) in 2007. Over the past 17 years at GE, she has held various roles, including regional finance roles at GE Energy, M&A manager at GE Corporate, and commercial finance manager roles at GE Aerospace. In 2016, she was named as CFO for GE Aerospace Greater China region.

Carol holds a bachelor’s degree in international accounting from Shanghai University of Finance and Economics. She is an ACCA member with national honors.