Founders

Jeanne Zhao-Clot, a Marketing & Sales Expert who loves to be the bridge between the West & the East!

After growing up in China, she graduated from HEC Paris & MBA at UC Berkeley, and held key positions at Multinational companies in France and Asia. 

  • She has 20 years’ rich experience in beauty & luxury;
  • Having worked for big companies such as L’Oréal, Richemont Group, Burt’s Bees, Nuxe & Boots, she has very rich ground experience, having seen both success case studies and the mistakes to avoid;
  • She understands profoundly the branding and the requirements from brands;
  • Strong wholesale and retail experience in Asia.

Michel Vidal, graduated from HEC, French Expert on China with over 30 years’ experience in China, is an exceptional negotiation expert, with an extensive network of high level relationships in China and Asia.

His former positions include (but not limited to):  

  • Vice-president Asia Pacific of Office General de l’Air/Eurotradia
  • Commercial representative of BFCE in China,
  • President of the French Business association in China,
  • Founder and first President of HEC alumni in China
  • Advisor to top European corporations: Airbus, Veolia, Areva/Framatome, Safran, Dassault, Total… and various SMEs
  • Conseiller du Commerce Extérieur
  • Opened & operated luxury fashion boutiques for Cacharel, Nina Ricci, Georges Rech, etc
  • Assisted various companies to set up joint ventures in China