Private equity: The search for China's Mitt Romney

Executive hiring in China’s private equity PE sector has grown as PE firms in China have emerged strongly during the past three years.

We speak to Beryl Chu, executive vice-president at DHR International, a Chicago-headquartered executive search firm, about the trends in C-level jobs in China’s PE industry. Chu spent most of her career in executive search in various industries, including private equity, and has been in Shanghai since 2003.

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