All good things...

As they say - all good things must come to an end. We found out in early June that our assignment in China was officially ending. After the initial shock wore off we picked ourselves up and brushed ourselves off and said "Okay God. What's next?" the year we spent in China was truly a blessing and a time of expanding our horizons like no other experience could. So - what happened? How did a 3 year assignment turn into a one year gig? It was a perfect storm of sorts (very over used cliche these days but it really does describe the situation well) our China operation was not meeting financial targets combined with a new APAC GM who is a Chinese national and a need in the key accounts organization for someone with experience in the Asia markets. The new GM decided he wanted a Chinese marketing leader which allowed him to cut his expenses by my expat package and quickly help improve the region bottom line. The Global Key Accounts organization needed someone on the team with global experience and I fit the bill. I will be reporting to a great guy who was my stateside sponsor for my expat assignment - so that is a definite plus. All in all it has been a great experience and one that we will cherish for years to come and who knows we might even end up back in the region one of these days.