Michael Jiang Takes The Helm Of The Company

Yuneec International has announced that Jiang Hao (Michael Jiang) has joined the company as Global Chief Executive Officer.

Michael has more than 26 years of ICT industry experience in management, including cross-cultural enterprise experience, leading research and development, product, service, marketing and sales teams. As chairman and president of Motorola Systems China, he was responsible for the planning and implementation of China's development strategy, and has also served as Executive Vice President of Ericsson China and Northeast Asia.

Michael graduated from the Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden with a Ph.D. in electrical engineering and has also engaged in extended studies at the North Carolina State University. Fluent in three languages, he lived in Sweden, the United States and Italy for 16 years.

"With the growth of the business, Yuneec is transitioning from a global start-up company to a truly multinational enterprise across research, development, marketing and sales. We believe Michael's proven background in science and technology and rich management experience will accelerate global development and streamline world operations," said Jiang Wenyan, co-founder and chairwoman of Yuneec International.

Jiang joins the company at a time when it is fighting for market share with drone juggernaut DJI. The blog We Talk UAV reports that Yuneec has been cutting jobs and has missed payments to some suppliers.

Of course, Yuneec also has interests in the manned aircraft market. The company was awarded the Lindbergh Electric Aircraft Prize (LEAP) for its two-place electric powered airplane, the E430, which features a 48KW electric propulsion system and a carbon fibre composite airframe. The E-Spyder, a single seat electric powered aircraft, received the world’s first type certification for an electric aircraft from Deutschen Ultraleichtflugverbandes (DULV) E.V in 2013.

(Image provided with Yuneec news release. Jiang Wenyan and Jiang Michael)

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