ABOUT US

Chinese Original is a London-based company which operates in the UK, in France, in China, in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore.

Since 2007, Chinese Original has built a respected track record of clients that have benefited from our dedication to intelligent, professionally delivered services. Chinese Original operates two divisions: business consultancy and language training.

Jean-Luc Bourrin, Director

Jean-Luc has been working in one of the leading French investment banking in London for 10 years with significant experiences in large IT project management, international audit, and exotic fixed income products. Prior to join the investment banking, he started his career in a leading consulting firm, Accenture and started up an internet-based company in 2000.

He is a graduate from Ecole Centrale Paris, one of the leading French engineering school, and earned M.A. degree in International Relationships from the Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po) and a B.A. degree in Econometrics from University Paris La Sorbonne.

Jean-Luc brings his expertise in business consulting, finance, economics and IT. He speaks fluent English, French and German and has a working knowledge of Chinese, Italian and Spanish.

Yalan Chuang, Business Executive

Yalan has got ten years experience as a consultant, working in Europe, China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. She specialises on advising legal and financial firms. She started her career working on branding, marketing and sales campaigns for fashion and luxury goods. She also advised European companies on due diligence for acquisitions in China.

She holds a M.A. degree in Finance from the Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po) and a  B.A. degree in Linguistics. She is trilingual in Mandarin Chinese, English, and French and has a working knowledge of Cantonese and Fukenese.

Yalan is an expert on cross-cultural issues and is a certified teacher of Mandarin as a second language. Her success has been recognised by recent requests for interviews as a subject expert by Channel 4 News and BBC Radio Five.