Early life and education
Wat was born on June 26, 1971 in a poor neighborhood near Fuzhou, China. [1] Wat's family moved to Hong Kong circa 1980. [1] Wat worked nights to support her family, while going to school during the day. [2] She worked at a factory that created plastic flower arrangements starting at age 9 [3] [4] and also worked as a waitress from ages 15-18. [3] [5] She graduated third in her class in high school [2] and won the Hong Kong Outstanding Students Award. [6]
After high school, Wat attended the
University of Hong Kong, where she studied
development economics.
[1] After graduating with first-class honors in 1994,
[7]
[8] she returned to her hometown in Fuzhou. She saw that the area had prospered due to private investment. She decided to go into business, initially working at AT Kearney, a business consultancy.
[1] Then, she moved to the United States to attend the Northwestern University
Kellogg School of Management,
[9] where she earned a Master's in Business Administration.
[1]
[10]
References
- ^ a b c d e Shah, Oliver (January 19, 2014). "Street smart fighter puts smiles back at Superdrug". The Times & The Sunday Times. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
- ^ a b "以同理心執掌餐飲王國 屈翠容：在百勝員工排第一". 經濟一週. March 11, 2023. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
- ^ a b Shapiro, Eben (December 6, 2020). "Joey Wat, CEO of Yum China, Shares Lessons On Controlling COVID". Time. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
- ^ Lussier, Robert N.; Achua, Christopher F. (2015-01-01). Leadership: Theory, Application, & Skill Development. Australia Brazil Singapore United Kingdom United States: Cengage Learning. pp. 397–400. ISBN 1-285-86635-5.
- ^ Gibbs, Alexandra (April 6, 2018). "Why the CEO of Yum China wants young professionals to keep on learning". CNBC. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
- ^ "【信報月刊】以同理心管理45萬員工 百勝中國屈翠容不賺錢的經營智慧". 信報編輯推介 (in Chinese). May 31, 2022. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
- ^ "俠女屈翠容Joey". 信報網站 hkej.com (in Chinese). November 20, 2023. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
- ^ "屈翠容小档案 _大公网". 大公网 (in Chinese). March 8, 2023. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
- ^ Serwer, Max Zahn with Andy (May 15, 2021). "Cultural differences 'overrated' as obstacle to US-China relations: Yum China CEO". Yahoo Finance. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
- ^ Wei, He (April 13, 2018). "Catering to consumers' evolving preferences". Chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
Early life and education
Wat was born on June 26, 1971 in a poor neighborhood near Fuzhou, China. [1] Wat's family moved to Hong Kong circa 1980. [1] Wat worked nights to support her family, while going to school during the day. [2] She worked at a factory that created plastic flower arrangements starting at age 9 [3] [4] and also worked as a waitress from ages 15-18. [3] [5] She graduated third in her class in high school [2] and won the Hong Kong Outstanding Students Award. [6]
After high school, Wat attended the
University of Hong Kong, where she studied
development economics.
[1] After graduating with first-class honors in 1994,
[7]
[8] she returned to her hometown in Fuzhou. She saw that the area had prospered due to private investment. She decided to go into business, initially working at AT Kearney, a business consultancy.
[1] Then, she moved to the United States to attend the Northwestern University
Kellogg School of Management,
[9] where she earned a Master's in Business Administration.
[1]
[10]
References
- ^ a b c d e Shah, Oliver (January 19, 2014). "Street smart fighter puts smiles back at Superdrug". The Times & The Sunday Times. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
- ^ a b "以同理心執掌餐飲王國 屈翠容：在百勝員工排第一". 經濟一週. March 11, 2023. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
- ^ a b Shapiro, Eben (December 6, 2020). "Joey Wat, CEO of Yum China, Shares Lessons On Controlling COVID". Time. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
- ^ Lussier, Robert N.; Achua, Christopher F. (2015-01-01). Leadership: Theory, Application, & Skill Development. Australia Brazil Singapore United Kingdom United States: Cengage Learning. pp. 397–400. ISBN 1-285-86635-5.
- ^ Gibbs, Alexandra (April 6, 2018). "Why the CEO of Yum China wants young professionals to keep on learning". CNBC. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
- ^ "【信報月刊】以同理心管理45萬員工 百勝中國屈翠容不賺錢的經營智慧". 信報編輯推介 (in Chinese). May 31, 2022. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
- ^ "俠女屈翠容Joey". 信報網站 hkej.com (in Chinese). November 20, 2023. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
- ^ "屈翠容小档案 _大公网". 大公网 (in Chinese). March 8, 2023. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
- ^ Serwer, Max Zahn with Andy (May 15, 2021). "Cultural differences 'overrated' as obstacle to US-China relations: Yum China CEO". Yahoo Finance. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
- ^ Wei, He (April 13, 2018). "Catering to consumers' evolving preferences". Chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved October 31, 2023.