The award ceremony of "China's Top Ten Businesswomen for 2006" was held on the morning of January 28, 2007 in Beijing. Ms. Tan Lixia, an alumna of CEIBS and Chief Financial Officer of Haier Group, was selected for her outstanding contribution and performance demonstrated in the Group's globalisation efforts.
In her 15 years with Haier, Ms. Tan devoted much of her time building Haier's overseas market. Under her leadership, Haier has established its brand as a household name for worldwide consumers and secured a prominent share of the international market. Their experience and success has been a model of globalization for many Chinese companies seeking to globalize. In February 2006, she was appointed CFO and Director of Funds Promotion Division of the company. Since then, she has been in charge of the Group's financial management, risk control, investment and financing strategies as well. Although she has taken the post for only one year, her outstanding performance has garnered a number of significant recognitions such as "2006 China Top 10 Strategic Financial Management Achievement Award" and "2006 China Chief Accountant Person of the Year".
As one of the participants of CEIBS 2006 CFO Programme, Ms. Tan Lixia left a strong impression on her classmates and professors with her keen insights, active participation and dedication. Ms. Tan Lixia has also commended the CEIBS CFO Programme for offering a global perspective tailored for CFOs in Chinese enterprises.
First launched in 2005, the CEIBS CFO Programme has run successfully for 2 consecutive years. It's designed to help CFOs elevate their management and strategic thinking ability. Unique from other financial programmes, it centres on repositioning the role of CFOs in business and focuses on developing their strategic vision, taking command of the overall situation and updating their knowledge of the trends and dynamics in the field of financial management. Most importantly, the learning contextualizes the challenges confronting Chinese CFOs in today's business environment.
The CEIBS CFO Programme has not only provided a platform of learning for Chinese CFOs, but also a platform of sharing ideas with leading scholars in China. With such renowned Chinese academic figures as Professor Xu Xiaonian, Professor Xu Dingbo and Professor Ding Yuan, the past 2 CFO Programmes have drawn a large number of CFOs from well-known enterprises, including Haier, Konka, Henyuangxiang, CATIC, China National Offshore Oil Company, BASF, Esquel Group, H.B. Fuller (China) Adhesives and etc.
