New Professors will Bolster World-class Research and Teaching Capabilities of China’s Leading Global Business School
Beijing, August 16, 2012 – Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (CKGSB) has added four top professors who will bring their expertise to bolster the school’s research and teaching capacities. Dr. Xinlei (Jack) Chen and Dr. Rui (Juliet) Zhu will join the marketing department as full-time professors and co-directors of the new CKGSB Branding Center, a one-of-a-kind, China-focused research center for marketing and branding research. Dr. Zhang Jinfan will join as assistant professor of finance, while Dr. Chen Fangruo will serve as a visiting professor of operations management.
“I am pleased to welcome these four outstanding academics to the CKGSB faculty. I am confident that their experience and expertise will complement the strengths of our existing faculty and CKGSB’s mission to educate and foster the next generation of global business leaders,” said CKGSB Assistant Dean Zhou Li. “As CKGSB seeks to expand its scope of research in marketing and develop a more robust curriculum in finance and operations management, our new faculty members’ unique research insights and leadership will help to continue driving CKGSB’s top position in China-focused business research and education.”
The new faculty members bring rich academic, research and teaching experience to CKGSB:
Cutting-edge research by CKGSB faculty provides students and the broader academic community with unique Chinese insight that combines a deep knowledge of the country with a global perspective and a firm grasp of Western business theory and practices. CKGSB’s world-class faculty is rigorously selected based on research output, educational background, and past experience at leading business schools. As China’s most globalized business school, the majority of CKGSB’s first-rate professors are native Chinese who have earned their post-graduate degrees and have held tenured faculty positions abroad.
About Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business
Established in 2002, Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (CKGSB) is China’s first non-profit, independent business school. CKGSB’s mission is to generate world-class insights on management theory and practice, and to develop business leaders for a new era of global business in China and beyond. Headquartered in Beijing, CKGSB has satellite campuses in Shanghai and Shenzhen, and a network of overseas offices in London, New York, and Hong Kong. CKGSB offers MBA, EMBA, finance MBA and executive education programs. For more information, please visit www.ckgsb.edu.cn.
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