In the following conversation, Carol Jacobs is a senior executive from a corporate head office. She’s on a business trip to the company’s Asia Division office (joint venture in Beijing). David Li, the Vice-President in charge of Asian operations, greets her.
David: Good morning, Carol. It’s great to see you again.
Did you have a good trip over?
Carol: Yes, it was a good flight. I was a little tiredyesterday, but I’m OK now.
David: Great! If you’re ready, I’d like to introduce you to some of our key personnel.
Carol: Let’s go.
. . . . .
David: Carol, this is Kathy Chen, our Financial Officer.
Kathy, I’d like you to meet Carol Jacobs.
Carol: I’m pleased to meet you, Kathy. You’re doing a great job. The division’s finances are in top shape.
Kathy: Thank you, Ms Jacobs. I’m happy to meet you,too.
David: And this is Ben Guo. He’s in charge of Marketing.
Ben, let me introduce Carol Jacobs.
Ben: How do you do, Ms Jacobs?
Carol: It’s a pleasure to meet you, Ben. So you’re the one responsible for those outstanding sales figures I’ve seen.
Ben: Thank you. I must say I have a great staff.
David: I think you’ll find all of our staff is top-notch.
Carol: I’m already convinced of that, from the reports I’ve seen. Well, I’d like to see our manufacturing operation now, if I could.