Michael Yang becomes new head of Huawei in Switzerland
Michael Yang is taking over as the new CEO of the local subsidiary of the global technology supplier with three sites in Liebefeld, Dübendorf and Lausanne. The new Switzerland boss has already helped shape Huawei's fortunes in Europe as a leader for many years before he now succeeds Haitao Wang as part of a normal rotation.
The new CEO of Huawei Technologies Switzerland is Michael Yang. For this new role, he is moving from Germany to Switzerland: Michael Yang was previously Chief Representative of Huawei's capital office in Berlin and was responsible for government relations, communications, and activities such as the Huawei Cyber Security Innovation Lab in Bonn and the Huawei Digital Competence Center in Saarbrücken.
According to the provider of information technology and telecommunications solutions, Michael Yang has already gained experience in the management of Huawei national companies in the Netherlands and in West Africa. In his more than 14-year career at Huawei, he has already held many other management positions; among other things, he looked after the major customer Deutsche Telekom for more than 4 years as General Manager. After graduating from Beijing Foreign Studies University, he started as an account service manager at Motorola.
Michael Yang is eager to take on his new role, adding: "Huawei has been firmly anchored in Switzerland for almost 15 years and maintains excellent relationships with renowned customers and loyal partners in our various business sectors. I am very confident that we can contribute even more to Switzerland's digitalization, innovation, and sustainability with our existing solutions and many new smart technologies. This makes Huawei not only an investor, but also a partner that enables innovation, protects the environment and saves energy, and contributes to many households, businesses, institutions, and organizations in a wide range of sectors in Switzerland," the designated CEO is quoted as saying.
Huawei has had its Swiss headquarters in Liebefeld (Bern) since 2008 and has maintained additional offices in Dübendorf, Oerlikon (Zurich), and Lausanne since 2012. Currently, Huawei Switzerland has over 400 employees from more than 30 different nations. Huawei works with all major Swiss telecommunications providers and is also active in the enterprise and consumer sectors.
Source: Huawei
