ZAP Jonway taps Nie to oversee strategic partnerships in Asia

Tony Tianxin Nie, formerly with Lotus, has been named vice president of Zap Jonway’s Strategic Business Development and as general manager of Zap Hangzhou.  As vice president of strategic business development, Nie will be responsible for overseeing the company’s strategic partnerships and client relationships in China and Asia.  In his position as general manager of ZAP Hangzhou, Nie will be managing the company’s electric vehicle technical center in China.  Steve Schnieder, Co-CEO of Zap Jonway, says, “Tony Nie brings a wealth of knowledge in designing and delivering leading edge differentiated automobile technologies and designs, especially in the alternative energy vehicle space.  He will reinforce our engineering team in China with support from local industry experts, and open our access to leading technology providers.  He will drive the development of our Yangpu District Green City Project in Shanghai, support our strategic partners Samyang in Korea as well as assisting with the formation of new partnerships.”  Nie has a Masters degree in International Marketing Management from Leeds University Business School and Bachelors in mechanical engineering from Beijing Textile Engineering University.  While at Lotus, Nie oversaw business development, sales, engineering developments, and marketing and public relations in China.  (June 14, 2011)