Harvard Business Review

MARCH 22, 2013

In 2011, for the third year in a row, the Euromonitor International market research firm ranked Haier as the top appliance brand in the world, calculated its retail volume share as 7.8 He went on a tear of expansion in Latin America, then in 2004 undertook a merger with Belgium-based Interbrew.

Globalization 15

Globalization Chief Financial Officer Class Licensing 15

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2014

In May of 2005, Yahoo CEO Terry Semel, cofounder Jerry Yang, corporate development executive Toby Coppel, and I — I was then chief financial officer of the Silicon Valley internet company — went on what would turn out to be a fateful trip to China. The company was owned by management, venture capitalists, and SoftBank.

Chief Financial Officer 9

Chief Financial Officer Operations Learning-by-Doing IPO 9

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 22, 2013

In 2011, for the third year in a row, the Euromonitor International market research firm ranked Haier as the top appliance brand in the world, calculated its retail volume share as 7.8 He went on a tear of expansion in Latin America, then in 2004 undertook a merger with Belgium-based Interbrew.

Globalization 8

Globalization Chief Financial Officer Class Licensing 8