This new role is an extension of his current responsibilities as President & CEO of GE ASEAN, which he was appointed to following the integration of the ALSTOM energy activities into GE three years ago.
The new APAC (Asia Pacific) region which includes Australia, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam, offers strong development opportunities for GE’s 16,000 local employees.
With a combined population of more than 840 million across 15 countries, there will be a lot of exciting opportunities to drive business growth in this dynamic and diverse part of the world, ranging from fast-growing emerging nations with ambitious infrastructure and development plans, to highly developed countries leading the way in the adoption of digital industrial solutions to raise their productivity and efficiency.
In addition to Mr. Van Wersch’s new role, Max York has been appointed CEO of GE Australia, and Kevin Hart CEO of GE New Zealand and Papua New Guinea, while Eriko Asai who is currently the Government Affairs & Policy Director in Japan, will be promoted to a dual role and become CEO of GE Japan.
Together with Chris Khang the President & CEO of GE Korea, they will report to Mr. Van Wersch./.
Wouter Van Wersch, 49, has worked in a number of large multinational companies and has more than 20 years of international leadership experience in marketing, sales and general management. A native of the Netherlands, he grew up in France, and is a graduate in Business Administration from the Erasmus University Rotterdam. Wouter and his wife Lorraine have three children aged 15, 13 and 8.