Zhou Tao

President, Royal DSM China

Mr. Zhou Tao (Joe) joined Royal DSM in 2020 as the president of DSM China. In this role, he is responsible for 
overseeing DSM’s business in China in the areas of Health, Nutrition and Materials and building the reputation of DSM in China. 

Joe has worked in Alcatel Lucent in Australia and China for 19 years where he has had extensive experience in commercial, operations, strategic, and general management roles. Joe was a key leader for the establishment of a major Joint Venture, Alcatel Shanghai Bell, before running its successful international unit as part of the top management. In 2008, Joe joined Eaton as its China President before taking leadership responsibility as Asia Pacific President for its Aerospace Group and once again became its China President following Eaton’s acquisition of Cooper Industries. He was the China President at Arconic before joining DSM. 

Joe holds a degree in Business Administration from the Queensland University of Technology in Australia, and a bachelor’s degree in Engineering from the Beijing University of Aerospace in China.