Cai Jinqing

President

Kering Greater China · The Mainland

Ms. CAI, Jinqing has been President of Kering Greater China since 2018. She is committed to enhancing the visibility of Kering in Greater China, strengthening the Group’s ties with its partners, propelling the long-term development of the Group’s Maisons in the local market, and promoting the increasingly significant role of Greater China in the global marketplace.

 

From 2012 to 2018, Ms. Cai worked for Christie's, the world’s leading art auction house, contributing to making it the first international auction house obtained an independent auction license and authorized to hold sales in mainland China. During her tenure at Christie's, Ms. Cai was appointed the first Managing Director of Christie's China, going on to become President and Chairman respectively. Ms. Cai retains her role as Chairwoman of Christie's Asia Advisory Board.

 

From 2005 to 2012, Ms. Cai was the founding partner of Brunswick Beijing, a world-renowned public relations consulting firm, where she played a central role in cross-border transactions for the firm’s high-profile multinational clients. Prior to that, Ms. Cai founded New Alliance Consulting International and managed the annual conference of Boao Forum for Asia as an exclusive public relations consultant of the forum, building a communication platform for important political and business leaders.

 

Ms. Cai has joined the Board of Mandarin Oriental International Limited as Non-Executive Director with effect from 1st December 2021. Ms. Cai also serves as the Vice President of Teach for China, one of the leading charities in China, a non-profit organization focusing on educational inequality throughout the country.