Jonathan Chang

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“It’s good to take risk, it’s more important to take risk you think you can afford to lose!” Jonathan Chang joins us today to talk about some of his fascinating experiences in his career development. Mr. Chang has spent most of his career in different divisions of Areva Group in different countries in different functions. He shares with us some top strategies to navigate a career, and what has led him to a successful career. Tune in to find out more about how he grows with Areva Group and what great lessons he learnt over the years.

since 1995, including in a former division of Areva Group called Framatome Connector International (FCI, part of Framatome Group which became Areva) where he was involved in electronic/electrical interconnect device division in 1997 and then automotive division in 2002 before moving to T&D division in China (acquired from Alstom T&D) of Areva Group in 2006 as regional marketing manager.

Jonathan Chang, Marketing Director of Areva T&D China HQ in Beijing, holds an engineering degree from University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver, Canada and an MBA degree from ESCP EAP Paris, France.

Mr. Chang was appointed China Marketing Director for Areva T&D China region in 2009 responsible for all marketing related initiatives and actions. Equipped with multi-cultural background, diverse international experience and multi-lingual capabilities, Mr. Chang enjoys the dynamic pace of energy industry and power business in China through close interactions with governments, industry and academia.

Driving Your Career

Exploring 21st Century best practices to help you better manage your career and execute more effective job searches in today's rapidly changing marketplace. Interviews with experts such as career coaches, corporate hiring authorities, executive recruiters, consultants at B-School career management centers, and senior executives who have successfully navigated their careers.

Host: Peter Hill - Principal Consultant, P.H.I. Consulting

Peter Hill is Principal Consultant of P.H.I. Consulting, a boutique career and job search advisory group that has been serving mid- to senior executives in the Asia Pacific and globally since 1999. The Global Times, and increasingly his base of clients in more than 20 countries, recognize him as “The Career Doctor.”
Peter is a Certified Five O’Clock Club Career Coach, dually certified and three-time TORI award-winning résumé writer, and contributor to more than 10 career guidance books in the US and Australia. The China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) and Shanghai Jiao Tong University retain Peter as Visiting Lecturer. He is also a frequently invited guest speaker on career management topics and has lived and worked in Shanghai, China for 10 years and previously in Nagoya, Japan for 6 years.