Gloria Xu

China Country Manager and Vice President, External Affairs Albemarle

Gloria Xu is China Country Manager and Vice President, External Affairs of Albemarle. In this role, Gloria represents Albemarle in China and is charged to develop a strategic vision and effective engagement plans for the company to grow sustainable in the country.
Before joining Albemarle in Feb, 2022, Gloria Xu worked for Dow Inc for more than 7 years and her last role was Vice President, Greater China, serving as Dow’s corporate representative with government, trade associations and other key external stakeholders.
Before joining Dow in 2014, she led the China government affairs functions of DuPont and Standard Chartered Bank respectively for 13 years.
Gloria was China Public Relations Manager of Alibaba.com Group in 2000-2001 and helped build up brand awareness of the new company in its early years.
From 1993 to 2000, Gloria was a political correspondent with China Daily, covering legislative and foreign affairs, military, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan news.
She was elected to the Board of Governors of AmCham China in 2017-2020 and again in 2022. She was a vice Chair of AmCham China in 2020 and was re-elected in 2022.
Gloria graduated from Nanjing University with a BA in English Language and Literature.