Fisher International, South Norwalk, Conn., USA, reports to have expanded its presence in Asian countries with the appointment of Amy "Yuanyuan" Chu and Neo "Ziniu" Wu to the region. Amy and Neo represent one of the initial steps of Fisher’s Asian expansion initiatives and commitment for increased local presence in support of their product improvement.
"These appointments mark the next step in our emerging market strategy and will help propel Fisher’s penetration in Asia. I am extremely pleased to have Amy and Neo join Fisher to bolsters our already strong research, client support, and product management teams in Asia to better support our clients and FisherSolve™ users in the region" said Stanley Okoro, GM of Fisher International.
Chu will work in the product management group on FisherSolve Cost benchmarking. She has more than three years of experience working in global pulping and paper consulting collecting and analyzing production asset data specifically modeling cash cost and asset competitive benchmarking in Asia Pacific. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in pulp and papermaking engineering from Nanjing Forestry University and a Master of Science degree in pulp and papermaking engineering from South China University of Technology.
Wu will provide client support and share responsibility for Fisher’s data research and quality in Asia. He has experience in the global pulp and paper industry collecting and analyzing asset data, researching bio-refinery auto-hydrolysis of wood chips before pulping, binuclear manganese catalyst in final peroxide bleaching of softwood kraft pulp, and on kinetics and mechanisms of chlorine dioxide bleaching. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering from Nanjing Forestry University, a Master of Science degree in pulp and paper technology, and an international business strategy degree from Helsinki University of Technology.
Chu and Wu are both in Connecticut thru June obtaining training and getting acquainted with Fisher’s systems and processes, and meeting the team members with whom they will work.
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