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| Dr. Robert S. Kaplan, co-creator of the Balanced Scorecard, Professor Harvard Business School |
Robert S. Kaplan is the Baker Foundation Professor at the Harvard Business School. Kaplan joined the HBS faculty in 1984 after spending 16 years on the faculty of the business school at Carnegie-Mellon University, where he served as Dean from 1977 to 1983. Kaplan received a B.S. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering from M.I.T., and a Ph.D. in Operations Research from Cornell University. He has received honorary doctorates from the University of Stuttgart and University of Lodz.
Kaplan¡¯s research, executive education teaching, and consulting focus on linking cost and performance management systems to strategy implementation and operational excellence. He has been a co-developer of both activity-based costing and the Balanced Scorecard. He has authored or co-authored 14 books, 17 Harvard Business Review articles, and more than 120 other papers. Recent books include The Execution Premium: Linking Strategy to Operations for Competitive Advantage, his fifth Balanced Scorecard book co-authored with David Norton, and Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing with Steve Anderson. His previous books with Norton include Alignment, Strategy Maps, The Strategy-Focused Organization, and The Balanced Scorecard: Translating Strategy into Action.
The Harvard Business Review declared Kaplan¡¯s Balanced Scorecard approach ¡°the most influential management idea in the past 75 years.¡± He has personally introduced his groundbreaking solutions to over 20,000 executives in over 50 countries and is recognized as one of the most outstanding speakers in the field of business strategy.
He is the recipient of numerous honors, including:
- In 2006, elected to the Accounting Hall of Fame, and received the Lifetime Contribution Award from the Management Accounting Section of the American Accounting Association (AAA).
- The Financial Times included him in its 2005 list of Top 25 Business Thinkers.
- In December 2004, he received the Telecom Italia "Prize for Leadership on Business and Economic Thinking."
- The Accenture Institute for Strategic Change named him, in 2002 and 2003, among the Top 50 Thinkers and Writers on Management Topics.
- 1994 CIMA Award from the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (UK) for "Outstanding Contributions to the Accountancy Profession"
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Shula Fu, President of China National Aero-Technology Import & Export Corporation (CATIC)
He is also Vice-Chairman of the China Chamber of Machinery and Electronic Products, a standing committee member of the China Council of the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT), an honor committee member of the Chinese Society of Aeronautics and Astronautics (CSAA), and Adjunct professor in Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Because of his expertise, the government has awarded him special post allowances. He has directed the business negotiation and implementation of many projects related to several national key airplane types. He created the market forecast and analysis system for China¡¯s civilian airplane program. In 2007, he was awarded for the 3rd time the National Laurel Leadership Excellence award and for the 4th time the award as one of China¡¯s Top 10 Economic Talents. |
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Dr. Mingbo Sun, President of Tsingtao Brewery Co., Ltd.
Dr. Mingbo Sun earned a Ph.D. in Management Science from Tongji University, pursuant to his long-term interest and work in the field of Strategy Management. He has planned and led significant restructuring and M&A projects for Tsingtao Brewery. He also holds the professional association title of Applied Researcher in Engineering. |
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Zhiwei Liang, Chief Performance Director of ENN Group
As of 1999, Mr. Liang has been responsible for corporate internal performance management and operation in ENN. Based on ENN¡¯s performance objectives, he introduced the Balanced Scorecard (BSC) into ENN, and extended its use throughout the organization, including personal BSC. He lead the renovation of ENN¡¯s internal strategic performance management system. Mr Liang possesses abundant experience in corporate planning, corporate performance, and strategic management. |
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Matthew Tice, Managing Director of Palladium Consulting Pty. Ltd. - Asia Pacific
As a member of the Kaplan and Norton team for ten years, Matthew has worked with countless organizations throughout the world to create value through rapid and effective strategy execution. Mr. Tice is a frequent public speaker and occasionally guest teaches strategic management modules at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) in their executive and mainstream MBA programs. He is also a member of the CEO Committee of Australia. |
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Dr. Yong-Ling Sun, CEO of eGate Consulting
Dr. Yong-Ling Sun is one of the most recognized and best-known strategy consultants in China. She earned an MBA from Duke University, and later, a DBA. Dr. Sun has provided extensive consulting and training services to more than 100 companies in China. Dr. Sun co-authored the first bilingual book on BSC written in China ¨C Balanced Scorecard & Strategy Execution Applications in China. She has received several awards as one of the top 10 management consultants in China, including recognition by the China Academy of Sciences. |
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Martin Sutherland, Global Director of People Tree Group
As an internationally recognized expert in talent management, Martin¡¯s principal areas of practice include researching, developing and applying more scientific methodologies to the challenges of strategic talent management. He has nearly 20 years consulting experience in IT, telecom, energy, financial services, and transportation. |
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