Shane Tedjarati - CEO, Honeywell China and India

Shane Tedjarati is responsible for Honeywell's entire business portfolio in China and India, the company's most strategic growth markets. With a mission of not only achieving strong growth within China and India, but also building them into Honeywell's global innovation hub and a platform for promoting Honeywell's globalization, Mr. Tedjarati is driving the unique East to West strategy to enable China and India to contribute more to Honeywell's growth in other parts of the world.

Based in Shanghai and reporting directly to Honeywell's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Tedjarati brings broad experience to the task of running Honeywell's complex array of businesses in China and India. He has more than 20 years of experience in consulting to various industries and has been working in China since 1992. He has a proven track record of creating localized go-to-market strategies, fostering cross-business cooperation and nurturing business partnerships.

Mr. Tedjarati came to Honeywell from Deloitte Consulting, where he was the regional managing director for Greater China. In that role, he worked with Chinese stated-owned enterprises and multi-national corporations to help them formulate and execute strategies for sustainable growth in China and abroad.

Mr. Tedjarati is one of the relatively few western businessmen who have successfully bridged the complex East-West divide in China and across Asia, and understands the intricacies of growing complex businesses in this environment. He is a Crown Fellow of the Aspen Institute; special advisor of the Chongqing Mayor's International Economic Advisory Council; member of the advisory board of Antai College of Economics and Management at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, industry Co-Chair of China Leaders for Manufacturing at Shanghai Jiao Tong University/MIT Dual Master of Engineering and MBA Program. He is also a sought-after speaker in China and the emerging markets. He has authored many articles on business practices, and he is currently working on a book regarding the social and cultural ramifications of the sweeping changes taking place in Chinese society.