People

An experienced team of management professionals

William Meaney
Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Meaney joined The Zuellig Group in 2004 as Chief Executive Officer.more>

Prior to his appointment at Zuellig, Mr Meaney worked in a number of turnaround situations, including: the chief commercial officer at Swiss International Airlines in Zurich; executive vice president at South African Airways in Johannesburg; and the chief executive officer of South African Vaccine Producers, a parastatal pharmaceutical manufacturer based in Johannesburg.

Before taking on these leadership roles, Mr Meaney was a strategic consultant with Strategic Planning Associates (now part of Oliver Wyman) based in London and in Geneva where he worked in a variety of industries. Prior to his career in business, Mr Meaney also served as a CIA operations officer.

Mr Meaney currently serves on the board of Moksha8, a private pharmaceutical company controlled by TPG. Additionally, he is a trustee of both Carnegie Mellon University as well as Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Mr Meaney holds a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York and an MBA from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. Mr Meaney holds U.S., Swiss and Irish nationalities.


Steffen Naumann
Chief Financial Officer

Steffen Naumann joined The Zuellig Group in 2010 as Chief Financial Officer, and brings with him more than two decades of expertise in finance and corporate development.more>

Prior to joining The Zuellig Group, Mr Naumann served as a member of the executive board, chief operating officer and chief financial officer for Axel Springer AG, one of Europe's leading media companies. He has also held executive positions as a member of the board, executive vice president and chief financial officer of Random House, the book publishing division of Bertelsmann, as well as a member of the board and chief financial officer of Bertelsmann Buch AG, the book publishing and book club division of Bertelsmann, one of the world's leading media companies.

Earlier in his career, he served in various finance and corporate development positions for Bertelsmann, McKinsey & Company and Ford of Europe.
Mr Naumann graduated in economics and business administration. He is a member of the business advisory board of the Institute for the Global Economy (Institut für Weltwirtschaft) in Kiel, Germany.


Peter Williams
Senior Group Executive

Peter J. Williams has been a senior executive of The Zuellig Group for ten years, representing the Group on the boards of many of its operating companies and affiliates.more>

He is based in Sydney, Australia with primary responsibility for the Group's activities in Australia and New Zealand.

Prior to joining The Zuellig Group, Mr Williams spent ten years in Africa, most of which as an executive of Lonrho Plc, a conglomerate with operations throughout the continent.

Mr Williams commenced his professional career in banking. In particular, he has served in a number of positions with Manufacturers Hanover Trust, a major international bank, where his last role was as general manager of its subsidiary in Geneva, Switzerland.


Vivian Tso
Group General Manager, Finance

Vivian Tso is the group general manager of finance for The Zuellig Group. She brings with her an extensive background in corporate finance, with companies in manufacturing, distribution, telecommunication, and hi-tech, across Asia Pacific and the US.more>

Prior to joining The Zuellig Group, Ms. Tso served as group CFO, director, board member, and board member of company joint ventures for Shinwa International Holdings Ltd, a leading global manufacturing and distributor of audio/video subsystems for the home and auto markets.

Before her 7-year tenure at Shinwa, Ms. Tso was a founder and CFO of BtNAccess (HK) Ltd., now PCCW Global, a subsidiary of Hong Kong’s premier telecommunications provider PCCW Limited. From 1994-2000, she held a number of finance leadership roles with various Asia Pacific business units of General Electric (GE), a multinational infrastructure, finance and media corporation. At GE, Ms. Tso had also completed GE’s two-year Financial Management Program and Six Sigma quality training.

 
Early in her career, Ms. Tso served in commercial and finance roles in the US and China for Imag Industries Inc, a hi-tech software company.
 
Ms. Tso holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration-Accounting from San Jose State University in California.

Cecilia Chu
Treasurer

Cecilia Chu joined The Zuellig Group in January 2006. She brings more than twenty years of professional experience in strategic planning, treasury and risk management operations.more>

As Treasurer, her responsibilities include overseeing, analysing, developing and executing treasury strategies for the company and its businesses across the region.

As a successful treasury management professional, Ms Chu held leading managerial positions in multinational corporations and financial institutions. Prior to joining Zuellig, Ms Chu served as Senior Manager, Treasury, at the Guoco Group, a leading Hong Kong investment holding company. In addition, she has also held various treasury, strategic planning and corporate development positions with Silicon Graphics Inc., Inchcape Group, Chase Manhattan Bank, Security Pacific National Bank and First Hawaiian Bank.

Ms Chu received her Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Hawaii in Manoa and her Executive Master of Business Administration degree from the Kellogg School of Management and the Hong Kong University of Science & Technology School of Business Management.