Ganster, who lives and works in Shanghai, will characterize trends in the most dynamic auto market in the world, highlighting recent developments in vehicle growth, aftermarket size and segmentation, distribution dynamics, quality issues and sourcing. He will also present a perspective on opportunities and challenges for western auto suppliers.
Ganster has over 28 years in international market strategy consulting, primarily in Asia. He has assisted over 200 multinational firms in their assessment of opportunities in Asia and their resultant business strategy development.
Ganster has broad industry experience including automotive, building materials, FMCG, chemicals, healthcare, packaging and many other industrial sectors. From bases in Singapore and Shanghai, he has worked in China and supervised Technomic’s office in Shanghai for over 15 years. He is author of the recently published book, “The China Ready Company.” (Tire Review/Akron)