
Shan Zhan 单湛
Automation & Instrument Engineer

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About me
Vice President of Global Sales and Marketing at Magnequench
Education

ZhenJiang College (镇江高等专科学校)
1995 - 1998Diploma Electrical EngineeringActivities and Societies: Member of Student union communities

The University of Chicago - Booth School of Business
2008 - 2010MBA General Management
Experience

Gold East Paper Co., Ltd.
Aug 1998 - Jan 2001Automation & Instrument EngineerResponsible for the plant process optimization, automation system engineering and support.

ThyssenKrupp
Mar 2001 - Nov 2001Project Coordinator, EngineerResponsible for the plant automation and electrical equipment engineering, installation and commissioning. Scheduled project planning and provided progress reports to the General Manager. Arranged commissioning resources to secure the project milestone.

ABB
Dec 2001 - Jun 2019Focusing on “Operational Excellence” to improve productivity in global business unit project and partner business. Establish the Operating model and Maturity level globally. Develop the digital solutions for our allocated Hybrid industry verticals (F&B, Data Center, Pharmaceuticals, Specialty chemical ) . Lead the execution team to penetrate new industry verticals with digital solutions, Head of industry practice as a marketing campaign by collaborating with a team of experts in order to develop products solutions that exploit a particular allocated industry in the market. We successfully implement solution development, pricing and distribution strategies to achieve goals and objectives. Show less Responsible for Regional Core Business Development Initiatives and lead the regional technology development, marketing and commercial process team to support the aggressive business growth. Mainly focus on :Setup new local business unit organisation and business plan in the region; and drive the business plan to delivery the result. Establish the new industry solution for target industry & delivery the pilot project, setup industry competency centre for the region. Support Regional Manager to drive the regional organisation to delivery the business target. Show less
Global Business Manager for Food & Beverage Industry, ABB Control Technologies
Jan 2017 - Jun 2019Head of Global Operations - Global Product Group (Partners & Projects), ABB Control Technologies
Aug 2015 - Jan 2017Regional Business Development Manager, ABB Control Technologies
Sept 2013 - Aug 2015President,General Manager, ABB Hangzhou Winmation Automation Co. Ltd. (ABB Control Technologies)
May 2012 - Sept 2013BU Strategic Projects - Project Manager, ABB Control Technologies
Jun 2010 - May 2012Global Lead Engineer, Engineering Manager, ABB Process Automation
Dec 2001 - Jun 2010

Magnequench
Aug 2020 - nowLead Magnequench global Sales and Marketing functions (China, Japan, Korea, Singapore, USA, Germany sales offices) to deliver the business targets. Drive the growth opportunities in downstream: Increased the volume 5-fold to establish ourselves as one of the top 2 largest bonded magnet makers in China since 2019 we start the bonded magnet business. To leverage the global sales and marketing network, cultures to server global customers, to ensure our market share and continue growth with our customers; Identify and growth the value-added business. Show less During the COVID period, Established the magnet operations (MQTJ/ Tianjin and MQCZ/ Chu Zhou facilities) in China. Integrated acquired facility (AsiaMag) MQCZ, Optimise MQTJ facility. Increase the capacity and automation for magnet production lines, ensure we are able to capture more market share as business growth; Step into the automotive industry, build up and operation the automotive auxiliary motor magnet production line, producing more than 2~3 million PCs automotive auxiliary motor magnet per month. Show less
Vice President of Global Sales & Marketing
Jun 2019 - nowHead of Magnet Operations
Aug 2020 - Oct 2022
Licenses & Certifications

MCDBA
MicrosoftJan 2000
MCSE
MicrosoftJan 2000
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Shan Zhan 单湛ABB Group CEO Excellence Award (Gold Award) ABB CEO Aug 2014 As global project manager lead 10 project teams to execute the project globally; This is an innovative relentless execution project, mainly focused on back end operations in Sweden and Singapore, generates more than $8M in savings and improves customer service during 2 years time.“I am very pleased to recognize the Cougar project team for the Gold CEO Excellence Award. The project improves all three drivers of our relentless execution focus area – taking better care of customers… Show more As global project manager lead 10 project teams to execute the project globally; This is an innovative relentless execution project, mainly focused on back end operations in Sweden and Singapore, generates more than $8M in savings and improves customer service during 2 years time.“I am very pleased to recognize the Cougar project team for the Gold CEO Excellence Award. The project improves all three drivers of our relentless execution focus area – taking better care of customers, reducing costs, and improving cash management. Moreover, the project demonstrated best practice in the way in which these improvements were achieved: through greater synergies, clearer lines of responsibility and accountability, and the removal of silos, in the best spirit of business-led collaboration.” said Ulrich Spiesshofer, ABB CEO. Show less
- Awarded to Shan Zhan 单湛Red-Dot Award: ABB Winmation Control System Red-Dot.org Feb 2013 Work with R&D department to define the new generation of Winmation products; "The design of the Winmation Control System distributed control system incorporates the triangle of the company logo to create a cohesive design language and high brand recognition. The system components are based on several patented technologies which improve performance and stability of the entire system. Special attention has likewise been paid to ergonomic aspects. The plugs, for instance, can be handled… Show more Work with R&D department to define the new generation of Winmation products; "The design of the Winmation Control System distributed control system incorporates the triangle of the company logo to create a cohesive design language and high brand recognition. The system components are based on several patented technologies which improve performance and stability of the entire system. Special attention has likewise been paid to ergonomic aspects. The plugs, for instance, can be handled with one hand; they are arranged in a line, making the slots easy to access and convenient for plug in or removal. Data transfer with dual tone multi-frequency signalling optimises work processes, thus enhancing efficiency. "http://red-dot.de/pd/online-exhibition/work/?lang=en&code=2013-14-5655 Show less
- Awarded to Shan Zhan 单湛"You're Terrific" Award ABB Singapore Jun 2006 Lead the team to save the project in 5 days & nights commissioning due to critical situation on customer site. ABB reward this award to us due to this mission impossible task.
- Awarded to Shan Zhan 单湛Letter Of Commendation (ABB Oy) - China Dagang PM3 Project ABB Oy Jun 2005 ".....We all appreciate his effort to Dagang PM3 designing and commissioning. This was his first project with sectional drives and we hope he can do similar projects in the future, because Shan Zhan is an up-and coming person and he is very minded to new things......."
- Awarded to Shan Zhan 单湛Letter Of Commendation (ABB SG) - Indonesia Lafarge Cement Project ABB PA Division & HR Mar 2004 "...We really appreciate your readiness and willingness to travel to Indonesia, Aceh despite the risk in that region due to on-going military war. In addition, you total commitment and extra personal effort put in for the project is an excellent example to all the engineers in ATPA......"
- Awarded to Shan Zhan 单湛Certificate of Merit from Customer (Lafarge group) Lafarge Group Jan 2004 Awarded by ABB headquarter and Lafarge; Implemented a cement mill project under civil war condition in Indonesia Banda Ache, three months ahead of predicted delivery time for the project, helping customer improve their product quality from A to AAA (High quality standard) in a period of 4 months.
Languages
- enEnglish
- chChinese
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