Xiaolan (Amanda) Qi linkedin.com/in/amandaqiwei ■ Career history: General Manager, Shanghai Target Industry Co Ltd, China Sales Manager, Shanghai Huayuan Food Machinery Co Ltd, China ■ Education highlights: MBA, Warwick Business School, UK BA, English, Xi’an International Studies University, China
■ Nationality: Chinese
■ Languages: Mandarin Chinese (native) English (fluent) Spanish (intermediate)
■ Career achievements: Founded Shanghai Target, through acquisition of a distressed asset pending turnaround. Anchoring on three pillars: strategy, people and execution, the team worked cohesively to deliver excellent execution that made the business break even in the first year and double revenue growth for three years thereafter, reaching sales of US$26 million in 2021. Promoted a breakthrough modular design system for easy application in the candy machine industry, which was well- known as the “plug and play” design. This refreshed the after-sales service in the machinery industry, and enabled customers to run the whole line by just connecting a wire cable. Led international business development and built a customer pool represented by more than 80 countries, which ranked number one in the total export volume of candy machinery in China.
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