- The transition comes as current managing partner Waven Hahn completes his tenure in the role and must hand over to his successor under Bain’s global rotational leadership approach
- Bain remains strongly committed to an ongoing presence in the China as a key market of continued importance, with multiple opportunities for growth
SHANGHAI, February 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Bain & Company announced today that Jason Ding has been appointed as the firm’s new managing partner Greater China business efficient April 1, 2024.
Jason brings to his role more than three decades of experience in management consulting, particularly in the consumer products, retail and technology industries. He has deep experience in transformation, growth strategy, globalization, post-merger integration and digital strategy.
Jason will make it Waven Hahn who successfully led Bain’s business Greater China from October 2016. Weiwen is to transition from the position of managing partner this year to his successor as part of the firm’s standard, rotating approach to all leadership roles globally for its global practice, country or regional heads – in line with the firm’s “servant leadership” approach “. As such, this handover will see Weiwen return to serving corporate clients in its private equity, consumer products and retail practices in China.
In his new role as managing partner for Bain Greater China, Jason will be responsible for leading the firm’s growth strategy, operations, people and brand strategy for the region. Among his main priorities will be to lead Greater China business through the next phases of its growth, ensuring the firm meets the needs of both domestic and multinational clients operating in the region, and with a particular focus on strengthening the firm’s transformation and change practices, performance improvement and digital practices.
“Jason is an exceptional senior partner who has exceptional commercial experience in building and delivering sustainable results for clients. His True North approach to client building has resulted in impressive transformational success stories. Additionally, Jason has effectively mentored many colleagues and is held in very high regard by our partners and teams,” said Satish ShankarBain & Company’s Asia-Pacific region regional managing partner.
“We also thank Weiwen for his leadership over the past eight years, which included steering the company through the challenging Covid-19 pandemic. Under his leadership, our Greater China the practice has seen tremendous growth and doubled the number of partners.”
Bain remains strongly committed to the firm’s presence in China as a key market of continued importance to the firm’s global footprint. Satish Shankar commented, “The Greater China the region remains an extremely important market for us. We believe there are numerous and expanding opportunities across the region for Bain to continue to grow its work with clients across sectors to help them grow their businesses and achieve their full potential. We expect to see further positive development of the firm in this market in the coming years under Jason’s leadership.”
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