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Sir Gordon Wu Distinguished Speaker Forum featuring Lihong Wang '99, Chairwoman & CEO, Rise Education; Chair, Gymboree, Subway, WWP Beauty; Director, Domino's Pizza China Former Managing Director, Bain Capital
Date/Time: Monday, March 3rd from 5:30-7:30 PM
Location: Kravis Hall, Room 1040, Columbia Business School (665 W. 130th Street, New York, NY 10027)
Agenda:
5:30-6:00 p.m. -Registration & Networking
6:00-7:00 p.m.-Fireside Chat
7:00-7:30 p.m.-Networking Reception
Lihong Wang is an accomplished investor & company leader who manages numerous high-profile companies in China. She is currently chairwoman & CEO of Rise Education, a leading after-school English tutoring business with more than 350 centers across the country. She also leads Gymboree Play & Music, a role she assumed in 2023 to help steer its post-Covid turnaround. Ms. Wang is an investor & chairwoman at Subway China & WWP Beauty, a leading cosmetic packaging company, as well as a director at Domino's Pizza China.
Lihong Wang has more than 20 years of experience in the financial industry in the United States & Asia. She worked at Bain Capital Private Equity Asia Limited from 2006 to 2019, serving as managing director beginning in 2011. She was responsible for Bain Capital's private equity activities in China, sits on the Asia Investment Committee, & led investments & portfolio management efforts in China. She was a board member for the Hong Kong-listed company Gome Electrical Appliance Holding Limited, the chairwoman of RISE Education (China) & Gymboree China (Hong Kong), & a board member of a number of portfolio companies in which Bain Capital has invested. She is a member of 30% Club HK Steering Committee.
Before joining Bain Capital in July 2006, Ms. Wang was an executive director at Morgan Stanley from April 2005 to July 2006. She worked at JP Morgan Securities Asia Pacific Limited from October 2001 to March 2005 & at Credit Suisse First Boston from September 1999 to September 2001. Before attending Columbia Business School, Ms. Wang worked for the China Securities Regulatory Commission, where she oversaw Chinese companies' overseas listings. Ms. Wang obtained an MBA from Columbia Business School & is a graduate of Fudan University. She lives in Hong Kong with her husband, Zhihong Li '99, & their two children.
Ms. Wang sits on the board of Columbia Business School, where she established the Lihong Wang '99 & Zhihong Li '99 Scholarship. She also established the Lihong Wang Academic & Research Growth Fund for students at the Fudan Management School.
What you will learn:
*How Lihong Wang thrived as the only woman partner at Bain Capital Private Equity.
*Key lessons from turning around troubled businesses, including Gymboree Play & Music China.
*The impact of governance & leadership styles on franchise performance in China.
*Tips for managing time & energy when balancing executive responsibilities across companies & industries.
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