Profile

Mr. Robert Zhang

Business Risk and Compliance Manager,
INGKA China

Contact Details

Shanghai
China

Bio

Robert Zhang is a risk management leader with vast experiences developing and implementing strategic risk management compliance programs.

His career started with Willis Group in the US and, in 2007, Robert moved to Shanghai to join Willis' newly established China joint venture. Robert held many managerial positions in the company. He was instrumental in establishing one of the country's first Global China Practices, helping many Chinese companies manage their international risk profiles.

Since 2010, Robert took his professional journey to corporate risk management and compliance. He has held many strategic and key advisory positions for Fortune 500 companies China/Asia Pacific portfolio including: Yum! Brands, B&Q, and others.

Robert is currently managing the Risk and Compliance team in IKEA China covering the company's Enterprise & Operational Risk Management, Internal Control, Compliance & Ethics programs. As a part of his professional development, he joined RIMS (The Risk and Insurance Management Society Inc.) global Board of Directors in 2015 and continues to serve on it to this day.

Passionate about learning and sharing, Robert has been guest-lecturing Enterprise Risk Management curriculum in Peking University, School of Economics since 2016.