David Mahon is the executive chairman of Mahon China Investment Management Ltd. Born in New Zealand, David speaks Mandarin and has lived in Beijing since 1984. He has managed five private equity portfolios in China and held direct responsibility for the management of over 20 Chinese companies. David has also served on the boards of international and Chinese financial and industrial firms. He has four decades of experience advising multinationals entering and expanding in the Chinese market. David is a respected analyst of the Chinese economy and a regular commentator in the Chinese and international news media. He writes and publishes China Watch, a quarterly review of China’s political and economic developments.