Most Powerful Women Asia

Siyuan Chen

Courtesy of Bristol Myers Squibb
  • Title
    Vice President, General Manager of China and Asia Cluster
  • Company/Affiliation
    Bristol Myers Squibb
  • Country/Territory
    China

In 2011, Siyuan Chen, general manager for Bristol Myers Squibb in China and Asia, decided to climb Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania with her husband. That trip helped her better understand the importance of goal-setting, flexibility, and trusting others, which she says helped her reach her lofty position overseeing the U.S. drugmaker's business in China, Korea, and Southeast Asia. Chen previously worked for GlaxoSmithKline and Novartis.