Honeywell announced that Scott Zhang has been appointed as President of Honeywell China, effective from November 1. He will be responsible for executing Honeywell’s business objectives in the company’s single largest country market outside the US.
Zhang has a long track record of highly effective leadership at Honeywell. He served as President of Honeywell Technology Solutions (HTS) for the past four years. He drove an internal innovation process along with external ecosystem partnerships to strengthen Honeywell’s technological leadership as a competitive advantage. He also leveraged the organisation’s diverse talent to enable global business growth and productivity, and he led the establishment of HTS Mexico to enable growth in Latin America.
Zhang succeeds William Yu, who will take an exciting global leadership role within Honeywell.
“We have long history of development in China, and strong commitment to better serve China market. Scott has been instrumental in creating our success story in China. His unique experience and proven track record will be a definite asset as we continue our success in this important market,” said Shane Tedjarati, President of Honeywell global High Growth Regions, “I also would like to thank William for his great contributions in leading China market, which we believe this is the place for long-term growth.” n
