Michael Maeder is a Managing Partner at Direct HR Group / Ward Howell International
Jack Cheng is Co-founder and Executive Vice President of NIO, and the Chief
Executive Officer of XPT.
Prior to NIO, he was also the China Country Manager of Magneti Marelli and
Chairman of Fiat Automobiles, Co. Ltd. His leadership on a global level began at
Ford in 1981 where Jack started in components design engineering and later
moved to product planning and product development. With the Ford and Mazda
partnership, Jack was instrumental in the orchestration and export of a a Taiwan
built Tracer (Mazda3) to Canada in 1986.
Jack’s success can be attributed to his ability to create and foster international
business and government relationships, while his instincts allow him to see what’s next and blaze the trail to get there.
He believes that the next phase of the mobility and electric vehicle industry —will be the greatest opportunity yet. The future is in smart, electric and autonomous vehicle and NIO is placing its bets in this market.
Jack graduated from Taiwan National Cheng Kung University where he received a degree in Mechanical Engineering.
He enjoys music and playing the electric guitar. When home, he spends time with
his wife, two sons and their family pets.