Deputy Secretary General, Shanghai Municipal People's Government, People's Republic of China
Guiyu Xiao works for Shanghai Municipal People’s Government as a deputy secretary general with the responsibilities for the industrial development and its structural adjustment, the reform of the state-owned enterprises, and the working safety of Shanghai. He previously worked for Shanghai Automotive Industrial Corporation (SAIC) as the assistant president. Since 1998, he has worked in different departments and organizations both in various government sectors and enterprises including the Economic Commission, the Commercial Commission, the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, the Personnel Bureau of Shanghai Municipal People’s Government, and the Public Administration College of Shanghai, and Shanghai Huayi Group Corporation, one of the biggest chemical manufacturers in China. He also has experience with the Shanghai Textile Holding Company, one of the oldest and biggest textile manufacturers and exporters in China. Xiao Guiyu holds a master's degree of economics from Fudan University and a Ph.D. in marketing from the Shanghai University of Finance and Economics.