Jan Harling

CEO

Virtus Asia Consulting

Originally from Germany, Jan has spent over 14 years in Asia (Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Shenzhen and Bangkok).  He is a seasoned expert in communication and marketing and has had local, regional and global roles in both international 4A agencies as well as on the client side. He is passionate about insights, creativity, analytics, strategy and innovation and specializes in driving measurable business results through strategic campaigns and effective leadership. He successfully developed and implemented holistic data driven campaigns for world leading brands of various industries throughout China, Asia Pacific and Western Europe.

Fluent in English, German, conversational in Mandarin Chinese and equipped with an MBA. A respected industry leader, Jan is a regular industry panellist and judge for distinguished global, regional and local and marketing awards.