Company Background:

Emerge was founded in December 1999 to serve US and European companies that require high quality distribution operations support in China. The company is registered in Shanghai’s Wai Gao Qiao FTZ, and has been granted a business scope which includes both trading as well as logistics services. The company is privately held by its US parent, Mercury Holdings. The company founders participate in the management and remain majority equity holders. Over time, the company has diversified its industry coverage from truck and auto parts to include three other supply chain specialties: Wine and Food, Micro-Electronics & Computer Components, and Industrial Supply.

Values:

We believe in:
• Honesty and integrity
• Respect for others
• Meritocracy: “It’s what you do, not who you are”
• Family: teamwork and mutual support

Leadership:

Jeffrey Bernstein: (Managing Director) has 8 years of logistics operations experience in China, and prior to that worked as a consultant with McKinsey & Company in the US, Korea, and China, assisting multinational companies sharpen their distribution strategies and operations. Jeff graduated from the Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania, with a concentration in Finance. He is fluent in Chinese, and serves as the Chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai, the largest “AmCham” in Asia with over 3,000 members.

Angela Lin: (Vice General Manager) has 9 years of logistics operations, distribution, retail management and marketing experience in China. Prior to Emerge, Angela developed and oversaw a national distribution channel for consumer goods company, dealing directly with major retailers and sub-distributors in over a dozen tier one and tier two cities. Angela is a native Shanghainese, with extensive experience in China domestic supply chains, from materials sourcing, through contract manufacturing, multi-tiered distribution, and retail.