Jacob George is Vice President and Managing Director of China Operations for J.D. Power
Asia Pacific.
Mr. George has nearly 25 years of experience in the automotive industry. He joined
J.D. Power and Associates in 2001, working first for the company’s U.S. operations and
then for the European operations based in Germany. He managed a staff of research and
consulting professionals based in the United States as well as in Germany and focused
on product improvement and service performance quality initiatives in global markets.
Mr. George advised executive management, and provided insights and recommendations
on improving product positioning, quality and business performance.
Mr. George earlier was director of strategic planning consulting at Strategic Business
Processes, where he provided consulting services and created and delivered seminars on
decision analysis and strategy development. Previously, he worked for 15 years at General
Motors Corporation in a variety of positions, moving from advanced engineering to
manufacturing to strategic planning to marketing. Most recently, he was a manager for
North American Market Analysis, where he was responsible for forecasting volumes and
executing market research clinics across three continents for a global small truck program.
Mr. George received both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in electrical engineering from
Purdue University, and is a licensed Professional Engineer in the state of Michigan.
He also earned an MBA from the University of Michigan and holds two patents in
advanced manufacturing technologies.
Jacob George
Vice President of China Operations
亚太公司
A Global Marketing Information Company
www.jdpower.com
113009cn
Jacob George目前担任J.D. Power亚太公司中国区副总裁。
George先生在汽车行业拥有25年的工作经验。他于2001年加入J.D. Power and
Associates美国, 后在J.D. Power欧洲区德国公司工作。在此期间,他率领一支
位于美国和德国的咨询研究专家团队,负责产品提升和全球市场的服务质量
方案。他为管理层就如何提升产品定位、质量和经营业绩提供建议和见解。
此前,George先生是战略经营流程的战略规划咨询总监,就决策分析和战略发
展开展研讨会。在职业生涯最初,他担任项目经理。他曾经在通用集团的不
同工作岗位,从高等工程到生产制造再到战略规划和市场上工作了15年。随
后,George先生在三家美国本土汽车组装厂担任流程控制项目经理,针对日本
制造商进行竞争分析。其后,George先生担任北美市场分析和市场研究的经
理,他领导的分析团队负责销量预测,根据消费者需求为其在三大洲的全球
小型卡车项目提供工程设计顾问服务。
George先生获得了美国普渡大学电机工程学的学士和硕士学位。他是密歇根州
的授权专业工程师。同时,George先生还获得了密歇根大学的工商管理硕士学
位,并拥有两项先进的制造技术专利。
Jacob George
中国区副总裁
J.D. Power亚太公司