Summary
Zheng Chu is a seasoned commercial leader with 18+ years of sales, marketing and technical experience and 13 years focused in China across insurance, energy, chemicals and industrial services. Currently a Business Unit Manager at Manulife in Shanghai, he has rapidly built high-performing teams and achieved top production milestones (IDA, MDRT) while aiming to scale a 1,000-consultant force. Prior roles at Nalco Water, Energy Recovery, GE and ExxonMobil demonstrate a consistent track record of turning technical product knowledge into multimillion-dollar revenue growth, strategic account penetration and C-level partnerships. He combines field engineering roots with commercial acumen—having worked offshore with Schlumberger and led complex cross-functional bids at GE—to translate technical innovation into customer cost savings. Known for winning large, strategic deals (building $30M+ pipelines and growing accounts from $0.7M to $3.6M), he navigates private, SOE and MNC environments with equal ease. Fluent in bridging technical teams and senior stakeholders, he brings a rare mix of hands-on operations experience and scalable go-to-market leadership.
13 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor, Applied Chemistry, Bachelor, Applied Chemistry at Fudan University
The University of Hong Kong (HKU)
English, Chinese