Jose D. Barros
China Managing Director, Geismar
54 contacts2005 - 2005Assisted General Manager and Marketing Director to define and implement strategy for Yue-Sai (acquired in 2004 by L’Oreal) to revitalize brand that had been stagnating and losing market share in China over last three years.
2000 - 2004Project Director, Shanghai Chemical Industry Park (2002-2004)
Set up and developed largest joint venture in China for SFWD, a subsidiary of Suez (France) and New World Development (Hong Kong) market leader in China for water services.
Vice-General Manager, Changtu Water Supply Co. Ltd. (CSWC) (2001)
Turned around one of Suez’s joint ventures facing bankruptcy and more than tripled its annual revenue.
1996 - 2000Managed two large-scale projects (at Hong Kong New International Airport and Kowloon Canton Railway) for CNIM subsidiary in Hong Kong, a company that designs, manufactures, installs and maintains escalators and conveyors.
1995 - 1995Directed economic & strategic evaluation project on supply of non-ferrous metals such as titanium, platinum, etc. and rare earth metals by French companies from China that enabled them to diversify their supplies and establish local partnerships in China.