1. Hou Jian
Date of birth: June 09, 1982 Phone: +49 01778064435
Nationality: Chinese Email:jian.hou@mba-mannheim.com
Years of qualified work experience: 3
Education & Qualifications
2009 - 2010 Mannheim Business School - Mannheim University, Germany
No.1 in Germany and No.26 in the world
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Thesis: Business Development and Exit Strategy Analysis of A BASF VC-backed Company
2005 – 2007 University of Science and Technology Beijing, China
Master in Engineering of Materials Science
Thesis: Corrosion Behavior of New Type Magnetic Refrigerant Alloy La-Fe-Co-Si
2001 – 2005 Yanshan University, China
Bachelor in Engineering of Physics Materials
Work Experience
06-08/2010 BASF Innovationsfonds GmbH (BIF), Germany
One division of BASF Group, the largest chemical company in the world (> 10000 employees)
Internship as Consultant
Responsible for the analysis of current market, new applications and new market
Evaluating its portfolio company A, a leading German R&D company in solar industry
Choosing the best Exit Strategy for company A. (IPO, M&A or Second Buy etc)
Optimizing company A’s value and shareholders’ equity
2008-2009 Tuoma Construction Materials Co. Ltd, China
Start-up construction materials supplier (10-20 employees)
Assistant to General Manager (Product Manager)
Conducted market analysis for a new product
Responsible for the new product introduction
Initiated and implemented the marketing and sales strategy
Pricing new product based on market analysis and entering strategy
Responsible for promotion and advertising
Managed the production of the new product
Redesigned the new product according to customers’ requirements
Expanded the scope of the new product’s application
Responsible for inventory management (up to 800-ton products as of June, 2009)
2007-2008 Angang Steel Co. Ltd., China
2nd largest public listed steel maker in China (> 10000 employees)
Engineer
Responsible for the R&D project of one type of enamelling steel
Member of quality team with Angang Quality Training Certificate
Team member of Enamelling Steel R&D Division
2005.2007 Hongda Real Estate Development Co. Ltd, China (> 5000 employees)
Summer and Winter Internships
Testing the quality of construction materials and formulating reports

2. Additional Information
2008 GMAT test overall score is 710 (top 8% in the world) and awarded by New Oriental.
2008 Cycling from Anshan to Beijing to celebrate the forthcoming 2008 Beijing Olympic Games
and to spread the green ideology of 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
2007 Published paper in magazine of Functional Materials
2005 Championship of Yanshan University Football League (After three-time failures)
2003 Leader of Sports Department of Student Union in Yanshan University
Interests
Sports (football, cycling, badminton, basketball, running), travel and photography
Languages
Chinese (native), English (fluent), German (intermediate)
Self Assessment
Entrepreneurial spirit
Task- and result- oriented person with big picture and international outlook
Good problem analyzing and solving skills and work structuring and organizing skills
Implementation, accountability and trustworthiness
Leadership and team spirit with good understanding, communicating and coordinating skills
Balanced perspective of engineering and management