Holly Lei has taken over as President of Covestro China based in Shanghai, effective July 1, 2019. With close to 20 years of experience in cross-cultural management around the world, Lei is the first local female leader of Covestro in China. Apart from her business success, Lei is also an affectionate people leader and excels at fostering an environment that allows people to flourish and develop to their fullest potential. As an avid ambassador of diversity and inclusion, she is actively involved in promoting equality in the workplace in Covestro Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) Council. Lei holds a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from Dalian University of Technology in China and a master's degree in material science from Université de Sherbrooke in Canada. She has also received executive training at INSEAD Business School in France.