Hsieh Shih-chien

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

Hsieh 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

1. "【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.
2. Shan, Shelley (2 April 2019). "CAL to replace chairman". Taipei Times. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
3. "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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. Chang, Yu-jung (31 March 2002). "False alarm forces plane to return to Kaohsiung". Taipei Times. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
7. "華航總經理換人！謝世謙接任". Liberty Times (in Chinese). 24 June 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
8. Gerber, Abraham (25 June 2016). "AIRLINE STRIKE: CAL, union reach deal to end action". Taipei Times. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
9. Shan, Shelley (24 June 2016). "Ho Nuan-hsuan to become China Airlines chairman". Taipei Times. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
10. "Fleet upgrade approved". Taipei Times. 20 July 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
11. Chen, Ted (12 January 2018). "Mandarin Airlines launches fleet for domestic routes". Taipei Times. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
12. Pan, Jason (29 June 2016). "CAL, union reach a deal to avoid work disruption". Taipei Times. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
13. Chen, Hui-jen; Chung, Jake (9 February 2019). "Pilots to continue strike tomorrow, agree to talks". Taipei Times. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
14. "Pilots continue strike as talks break down; 28 flights canceled". Taipei Times. 12 February 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
15. Chen, Ted (2 September 2016). "CAL recovers from strike-related losses". Taipei Times. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
16. Lee, Hsin-Yin (14 February 2019). "Pilot strike ends after CAL reaches deal with union (update)". Central News Agency. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
17. 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.
18. Maxon, Ann (24 July 2019). "Huang urges CAL chair to quit". Taipei Times. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
19. Tsai, Peng-min; Wang, Flor (23 June 2020). "CAL promises no layoffs despite COVID-19 fallout". Central News Agency. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
20. Kao, Shih-ching (24 June 2020). "CAL to end salary cuts next month, keep personnel". Taipei Times. Retrieved 24 June 2020.