China


 

Country Leaders

Mr. Albert Zhong - General Manager

Albert Zhong is the General Manager of China Travel Management Services Co., Ltd. a joint venture between China Air Service (CAS) and CWT. He oversees CWT China JV businesses and the co-operations with a partner network covering 40 major Chinese cities.


Albert has 5 year overseas working experience when he was transferred to work in Hongkong as a business development manager in CAS Hongkong branch office during 1990-1995.


Before his appoint ment as General Manager of CWT China, Albert was the manager of passenger sales in CAS head-office in Beijing from 1996 till 2002. He spent five very successful years in CAS leading sales and customer services and has established a strong relationship with both domestic and international airlines.


Under his leadership, CAS established a dedicated team servicing corporate clients in 1997 by partnering with CWT. This team contributed significantly to the growth of corporate business in CAS, which has become the core business of CAS/CWT China JV in 2003.


Whilst working with CWT, Albert has gained wide experience and knowledge in the business travel management industry. 



Mr. Wu Kejian - Director, Account Management

Appointed as the branch manager of the joint venture between China Air Service and Carlson Wagonlit Travel in Shanghai in March 2004, Mr. Wu has the responsibility for overseeing operations in the region and reporting all the sales and marketing activities to Albert Zhong, the country manager.


Before he entered this travel sector, Mr. Wu spent over 10 years service with telecom, IT and consultancy. Joined Siemens Limited China in 1993 as division manager for mobile system, he achieved great success in the aspect of business development, sales and cooperation management, led the mobile business become the core unit within Siemens China. In year 2000, he was transferred to the joint venture between Siemens and China International Trust & Investment Corp. (CITIC) as senior manager for business development and high-level relation co-ordination with big clients.


Many years of working experience with multinational company crossing different business sectors, Mr. Wu has built substantial experience in sales & marketing, customer relationship and operation management.


Graduated from Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics majored in electronics engineering in 1991, he began his career with a research institute of the Ministry of Information & Industry, PRC.



Mr. James Wen - Director, National Sales

James Wen, appointed as the branch manager of CWT Guangzhou office in Jan 2006, is responsible for overseeing all of CWT Guangzhou Branch's operations including the branch company's overall management, client and supplier relationships, sales & marketing. In this role, he reports directly to Albert Zhong, General Manager of Carlson Wagonlit Travel China. 


Before joining CWT, James Wen has been in the travel industry since 1990 till the most recent where 

  • He has developed himself from an English tour guide into sales manager, assistant general manager, general manager of business travel department as well as marketing department.
  • He has overseen the staff training, product development as well as overall financial performance.
  • He has managed 25 chain stores, a VIP account sales team of 10 people, a call center of 15 people, online information and booking center of 6 people
  • He has managed a business travel department of 70 people, in which 30 people are for ticketing and hotel booking, 10 people for account management, 30 for MICE business
  • He has established good relationship with airlines, hotel suppliers as well as some local corporate accounts.
  • He has identified the corporate travel management being his primary interest.