Hsieh Shih-chien (Chinese: 謝世謙; pinyin: Xiè Shìqiān; born c. 1952) is a Taiwanese airline executive.
Hsieh Shih-chen | |
|---|---|
謝世謙 | |
| Nationality |  Republic of China |
| Alma mater | Soochow University |
| Employer | China Airlines |
Life and career
editHsieh was born around 1952.[1] After graduating from the Department of Economics at Soochow University,[2][3] Hsieh began working for China Airlines (CAL) in the 1970s.[4] He began as an entry-level employee within the airline's financial department,[2][5] and was later assigned to CAL offices in and Kaohsiung and Taipei,[6][7] as well as overseas in Indonesia and Australia.[2][6] Prior to his appointment as president of China Airlines in June 2016, Hsieh led Taiwan Air Cargo Terminals Limited as chairman.[8][9] While serving as president of China Airlines, Hsieh concurrently served as chairman of CAL's subsidiary Mandarin Airlines.[10][11] In his capacity as president of China Airlines, Hsieh led negotiations with the China Airlines Employees Union in 2016,[12] and the Taoyuan Union of Pilots throughout 2019,[13][14] to end strikes.[15][16] Hsieh succeeded Ho Nuan-hsuan as chairman of China Airlines in April 2019.[2][4] Following reports of cigarette smuggling into Taiwan on China Airlines flights,[17] legislator Huang Kuo-chang suggested that Hsieh resign his position with the airline.[18]
In June 2020, Hsieh stated that although pay cuts for China Airlines employees and executives were in effect from April due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Taiwan, the airline would not resort to layoffs when the salary reductions expired in July.[19][20]
References
edit- ^ "【獨家】華航罷工後人事檢討 謝世謙接棒何煖軒任新董座". Apple Daily. 1 April 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ a b c d Shan, Shelley (2 April 2019). "CAL to replace chairman". Taipei Times. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ "新聞內幕／老華航人謝世謙升董座 顧了裡子更有面子". United Daily News (in Chinese). 1 April 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ a b Wang, Shu-fen; Ku, Chuan; Lee, Hsin-Yin (1 April 2019). "CAL President Hsieh Shih-chien appointed airline's new chairman". Central News Agency. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ 黃琮淵 (15 February 2019). "謝世謙軟中帶硬 守住讓步底限". China Times (in Chinese). Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ a b Chang, Yu-jung (31 March 2002). "False alarm forces plane to return to Kaohsiung". Taipei Times. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ "華航總經理換人！謝世謙接任". Liberty Times (in Chinese). 24 June 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ Gerber, Abraham (25 June 2016). "AIRLINE STRIKE: CAL, union reach deal to end action". Taipei Times. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ Shan, Shelley (24 June 2016). "Ho Nuan-hsuan to become China Airlines chairman". Taipei Times. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ "Fleet upgrade approved". Taipei Times. 20 July 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ Chen, Ted (12 January 2018). "Mandarin Airlines launches fleet for domestic routes". Taipei Times. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ Pan, Jason (29 June 2016). "CAL, union reach a deal to avoid work disruption". Taipei Times. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ Chen, Hui-jen; Chung, Jake (9 February 2019). "Pilots to continue strike tomorrow, agree to talks". Taipei Times. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ "Pilots continue strike as talks break down; 28 flights canceled". Taipei Times. 12 February 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ Chen, Ted (2 September 2016). "CAL recovers from strike-related losses". Taipei Times. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ Lee, Hsin-Yin (14 February 2019). "Pilot strike ends after CAL reaches deal with union (update)". Central News Agency. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ Wang, Shu-fen; Lin, Chang-shun; Wang, Yang-yu; Yeh, Joseph (25 July 2019). "China Airlines chairman apologizes over cigarette smuggling scandal". Central News Agency. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- ^ Maxon, Ann (24 July 2019). "Huang urges CAL chair to quit". Taipei Times. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- ^ Tsai, Peng-min; Wang, Flor (23 June 2020). "CAL promises no layoffs despite COVID-19 fallout". Central News Agency. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- ^ Kao, Shih-ching (24 June 2020). "CAL to end salary cuts next month, keep personnel". Taipei Times. Retrieved 24 June 2020.