Lydia Guo

Lydia Guo
Lydia Guo is a Partner in Egon Zehnder's Beijing Office and leads Egon Zehnder’s Health Practice in Greater China. Lydia works with clients seeking to attract, retain, and develop best-in-class executives both to and from China. She is also a trusted advisor to assess, develop and coach senior executives in leading multinational and Chinese companies. Prior to joining Egon Zehnder, Lydia was a Global Knowledge Manager and Asia Practice Manager at McKinsey Global Institute, a think tank within McKinsey & Company. Previously, she was a McKinsey Consultant advising clients on strategy development, mergers and acquisitions, and post-merger integration. Lydia started …
Lydia Guo is a Partner in Egon Zehnder's Beijing Office and leads Egon Zehnder’s Health Practice in Greater China. Lydia works with clients seeking to attract, retain, and develop best-in-class executives both to and from China. She is also a trusted advisor to assess, develop and coach senior executives in leading multinational and Chinese companies.

Prior to joining Egon Zehnder, Lydia was a Global Knowledge Manager and Asia Practice Manager at McKinsey Global Institute, a think tank within McKinsey & Company. Previously, she was a McKinsey Consultant advising clients on strategy development, mergers and acquisitions, and post-merger integration. Lydia started her career as a Consultant with Bain & Company.

Lydia earned both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree of economics, finance and accounting from Tsinghua University’s School of Economics and Management, as well as an MBA from Booth School of Business at the University of Chicago.
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Articles: Lydia Guo

4 Key Trends at the Country Manager Level in China

People / Multinational pharma companies have been setting up shop in China ever since Novartis launched its Chinese affiliate in 1987, with other pharma giants following in its footsteps soon after, eager to penetrate the Chinese market. Affiliates in China are typically large organizations with several thousand employees. Leadership and communication skills are vital, as well as…

The Ideal Pharma Country Manager: China (Egon Zehnder)

China / Lydia Guo, Grace Zhao and Mendy Zhang of executive search firm Egon Zehnder outline some of the latest trends affecting the Chinese pharma sector and what they look for in potential candidates for country manager positions in China.   Major Trends among Top Leaders of MNCs in Chinese Pharma Trend 1 Localization is a continuous…

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