#56 Leadership episode: Setting up R&D centers in China with Peter Willemsen

<p>Peter Willemsen has been living in China for 12 years and has vast experience in setting up Chinese R&amp;D centers from scratch and building successful engineering teams in the automotive industry. As President of Rheinmetall Automotive Investment Holding China he oversees a turnover of more than 1 billion EUR and more than 4,500 employees across several WOFEs and JVs. In this outstanding 40min leadership episode you'll learn everything you need to consider if you will become a flexpat manager in China, especially in engineering related fields.</p> <p><strong>This is what you'll learn:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Dealing with high employee fluctuation</li> <li>How to reduce risk of knowledge loss</li> <li>How to get tax benefits</li> <li>How to build an R&amp;D center from scratch</li> <li>Motivation, targets and KPIs for R&amp;D teams</li> <li>What companies should localise R&amp;D</li> <li>The role of leaders in China</li> <li>Technical expert, expat or flexpat?</li> <li>Standard of living for flexpats</li> </ul> <p><strong>Connect with Peter on LinkedIn:</strong></p> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-willemsen-9469751/"><strong>https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-willemsen-9469751/</strong></a></p>