With the new strategic partnership with AVIC (formerly CATIC) now in place, Yizhen “Mario” Zhu joins Jouni Salo and Manfred Weinandy in the management board of KHD Humboldt Wedag International AG in the role of COO Asia Pacific. He will be in charge of KHD’s global EPC business as well as developing KHD’s new customer service center the the asia pacific region. This appointment is effective as of March 31, 2011.

Mr. Zhu is 39 years old and has both an MBA as well as an engineering degree. He has held a variety of senior management positions at AVIC and has been a strong driver in developing AVIC’s cement plant construction business. Living abroad is nothing new to Mr. Zhu – in fact, he spent over four years working for AVIC in South America.

Mr. Zhu will be relocating to Cologne. “I am eager to start learning more about the German culture and to get to know my new KHD colleagues at all locations” says Mr. Zhu. He goes on to say “This is a once in a lifetime chance to bring the best of both of our cultures together and win new business.”