#56 Leadership episode: Setting up R&D centers in China with Peter Willemsen

Peter Willemsen has been living in China for 12 years and has vast experience in setting up Chinese R&D centers from scratch and building successful engineering teams in the automotive industry. As President of Rheinmetall Automotive Investment Holding China he oversees a turnover of more than 1 billion EUR and more than 4,500 employees across several WOFEs and JVs. In this outstanding 40min leadership episode you'll learn everything you need to consider if you will become a flexpat manager in China, especially in engineering related fields. This is what you'll learn: Dealing with high employee fluctuation How to reduce risk of knowledge loss How to get tax benefits How to build an R&D center from scratch Motivation, targets and KPIs for R&D teams What companies should localise R&D The role of leaders in China Technical expert, expat or flexpat? Standard of living for flexpats Connect with Peter on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-willemsen-9469751/