Watsons China names Fred Chan and Vivian Nie as co-managing directors

The appointments are effective from April 2024.

AS Watson Group appointed Fred Chan and Vivian Nie as Co-Managing Directors of Watsons China, succeeding Kulvinder Birring who is currently the CEO of Watsons China.

Birring will be appointed as CEO of Marionnaud Group, a CK Hutchison Holdings subsidiary.

Prior to his appointment, Chan was the Operations Director of Watsons South China and was later promoted to his current position as General Manager of Sales Operations in 2023. 

Vivian Nie was Marketing Director for Watsons China in 2018 and was subsequently promoted to General Manager of Customer Growth in 2021. In 2023, she also took on responsibility for the trading function.

The appointments will take effect in April 2024.