Cisema, the regulatory affairs consultancy and CRO for China, announces today that Hamish King shall take over as the new Chief Executive Officer effective immediately. Hamish has worked for Cisema as Director Business Development & Sales, and more recently as Chief Operating Officer over the previous 3 years. He brings with him over 10 years’ experience in the legal and regulatory fields, having begun his career as a lawyer in Sydney before moving to Hong Kong in 2015 and joining UK Magic Circle firm Linklaters, where he was promoted through to Managing Associate. Hamish has obtained the RAC (Regulatory Affairs Certification) from RAPS and is a CFA Charterholder. He is admitted as a lawyer in NSW, Australia and Hong Kong.
Stefan Fischer, the founder of Cisema over 20 years ago, will continue with the company managing and growing his German-speaking and other customers as Head of Sales for D-A-CH region, and as Managing Director of Cisema’s Sourcing & Quality Control business.
“In the best tradition of German family businesses, I have planned for the continued vitality of our company and now is the right time to appoint Hamish as CEO,” Stefan said. “The strong message to our customers, employees and stakeholders is that this appointment demonstrates our commitment to supporting them for many years to come with a sensible transition process. I will continue to support Hamish and the company, and intend to continue working with Cisema, a company that I founded over 20 years ago, for at least the next 5 years focusing on German-speaking countries.”
Hamish said, “I look forward to further supporting our customers, employees and stakeholders in my role as CEO of Cisema. I admire Stefan for the company he has built and value his guidance and continued business advice. One of our company’s great strengths is the highly competent and long-serving staff in key offices, especially Ning in Beijing, Florian in Munich, Qiang in Qingdao and Sunny in Hangzhou. Their continued service for our customers and business is a great testament to the organization that Stefan has built following his time at Siemens.”
“I am excited about the future possibilities of our business as we continue to develop and deepen support of our European, North American, Japanese, South Korean and global customers for China compliance,” Hamish said.
Hamish will continue to be based in Hong Kong with his family.
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