Bio

Maoxiang (John) is a Partner of Cathay CarTech Fund, and is based in the Shanghai office. Prior to joining Cathay in 2017, John was Executive Director of Corporate Development at Lear Asia. He brings over 15 years of automotive experience (both with OEMs and components) and has served numerous positions in M&A, Business Development, Strategic Planning, and Partnership & Alliance. He has represented Lear, Valeo, General Motors and TRW, closing 15+ different projects in the forms of joint venture, strategic cooperation, acquisition, buyout, etc. His key achievements in deal execution at Lear included completing the restructuring between BAI and BHAP and numerous buyout projects; for Valeo, he completed two shareholding restructuring projects and numerous buyouts; at General Motors, he was a core team member of the GM China restructuring (executing on the GM-SAIC India Project, formed FAW-GM commercial vehicle JV and completed SGMW 10% share buyout). John holds a bachelor’s degree in Finance and International Business from Indiana University (Kelley School of Business) and a MBA in Finance from Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business.