Rachel Duan was appointed as President & CEO of GE Healthcare China in October 2010. Before she joined GE Healthcare, Rachel served as President & CEO for Greater China of Momentive Performance Materials. Momentive Performance Materials, previously known as GE Advance Materials, was formed upon GE divesture at the end of 2006.

Rachel joined GE in 1996 as Corporate Audit Staff. During her four years on Audit Staff, she progressed to Senior Audit Manager and led audits in multiple GE industrial and capital businesses worldwide. In 2000, Rachel was appointed as Six Sigma Quality Leader for GE Plastics Asia Pacific based in Tokyo. In late 2001, she moved to China and became the Lexan* Commercial Director for GE Plastics Greater China region. From 2003 – 2005, Rachel served as Marketing Director first for Greater China, and then for Asia Pacific. In 2005, she was promoted to General Manager for Polymer business in Asia Pacific region. In 2006, Rachel became the President and CEO of GE Advance Materials for Greater China.

Born in Shanghai, Rachel holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics and International Business from Shanghai International Studies University and an MBA from the University of Wisconsin – Madison in USA.