SAIC ex-vice president joins Ricardo Shanghai

Shanghai, March 20 (Gasgoo.com) Ricardo Shanghai announced on Wednesday that it has appointed Ken Weisman (Wei Yan Qin) from Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (SAIC) as executive vice-president for business development.

Wei has been Vice President at SAIC Motor Company since 2004 and he was also a non-executive board director of Ricardo 2010 Consultants Ltd., which was established by Ricardo in 2007 to help SAIC Motor develop updated version of the Rover 75, the Roewe 750, including Chinese-made engines.

"The Chinese market is one of the world's most vibrant automotive sectors and is of crucial importance to Ricardo, where there is a high demand for our approach to providing advanced technology tailored to the needs of our customers. Ken Weisman brings both long-standing and in-depth experience of this market and will help spearhead the client-facing aspects of the next phase of growth of Ricardo in China," said Mark Garrett, executive director of Ricardo plc.

Ricardo plc is a leading engineering technology provider, undertaking research, design, development and strategic services to the world's automotive manufacturers. Ricardo employs over 1,500 people and has 11 technical centers and offices across the world. Ricardo plc posted sales of £197.7 million in financial year 2008.