AkzoNobel hires executive for Decorative Paints business in China

24-Feb-2011 - Netherlands
AkzoNobel's strategic medium-term growth ambitions to double revenue in China, from $1.5 billion to $3 billion, will be further fuelled by the appointment of Lin Liangqi as the new Managing Director, Decorative Paints for China & North Asia.
As the company looks to accelerate its strategic growth agenda in the region, Mr. Lin - who joins from Philips Lighting - will be charged with using his extensive experience and expertise to drive further growth in one of the world's most dynamic markets.
Due to officially take up his new position on April 1, he was most recently CEO at Philips Lighting Greater China and has held several key roles within the company, which he joined in 1994. 
Mr. Lin (48) holds a PhD from the University of Leuven in Belgium and has a proven track record of using solid financial management and an intuitive understanding of the evolving regional market to achieve substantial growth.

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