CVC Capital Partners ("CVC"), a leading global private equity firm, is pleased to announce the appointment of James Wei as Senior Advisor to CVC Asia Pacific, with immediate effect. James Wei will support CVC’s activities in the consumer and retail sector in Asia.
James Wei was previously Executive Board member and President of Asia for Beiersdorf AG, President of Asia Pacific for Avon Cosmetics, and prior to that held various senior executive positions over a 20 year career at Proctor & Gamble in Asia and the United States, including P&G Greater China Beauty and Health GM. James developed Pantene brand and other success model for P&G. James has close to 30 years of experience in the consumer goods industry in Asia, including several senior P&L roles for the Asia Pacific businesses of many leading global consumer brands. James currently serves as a Non-executive Director on the board of HK-listed Li Ning, one of China's leading branded sports apparel retailers. James is also a member of the advisory board of Taiwan's government-owned Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport Corporation.
Hans Wang, a Senior Managing Director at CVC, said: "We are delighted to have James Wei join us as Senior Advisor. James has had a distinguished career in the consumer industry, helping build some of the world’s leading consumer brands in Asia. With his deep network in the consumer and retail space, particularly in Greater China, he will be able to add significant value to developing and realizing future opportunities for CVC."
With 20 offices throughout Europe, Asia, and the United States, CVC has an industry-leading global presence. CVC currently has approximately US$44 billion of equity capital under management, making the firm one of the top five sources of available private equity funds in the world. CVC has significant experience investing in the consumer and retail sectors across Asia, Europe and the US.