Chapter 418: The Dutch Wolf

"Mr. Xia, welcome!"

When Xia Yu arrived at the entrance of Guanghui International, he found General Manager Robert Joyce waiting at the door. As soon as he saw Xia Yu, he immediately greeted him warmly.

"Hello, Mr. Robert!"

Xia Yu shook hands with him, smiling as he spoke.

"Mr. Xia, please come in!"

"Please!"

Soon, Robert Joyce led Xia Yu upstairs. As they passed by a large office, Xia Yu saw many people sitting upright inside.

Seeing that Xia Yu noticed them, Robert Joyce introduced, "Mr. Xia, these are the candidates you selected for the interview. They have all arrived!"

"Oh!"

Xia Yu nodded slightly and responded softly.

"Mr. Xia, do you think this room is suitable for the interviews?"

Robert Joyce stopped at the door of an office, opened it, and pointed inside, asking Xia Yu.

"It's fine!"

Xia Yu glanced around and said, then stepped inside.

"Mr. Xia, here is the list of all the candidates. Please let us know which one you would like to interview first!"

Taking the list and resumes from Robert Joyce, Xia Yu sat down in the main seat and nodded at him, "Then I'll trouble you. We can start now. Please notify Mr. Ding Zhihai first!"

"Alright, please wait a moment!"

As Robert Joyce went to inform the waiting room, Xia Yu reviewed Ding Zhihai's resume again.

In fact, Xia Yu had already gone through these resumes several times. However, since the resumes were left in the office and not brought back, Robert Joyce provided another set.

"Knock knock!"

"Come in!"

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The interview began, with Xia Yu as the sole interviewer. He asked a wide range of questions based on the candidates' resumes, starting with professional questions to test their basic skills.

If the answers were satisfactory, Xia Yu would adjust the difficulty of the questions for the next round accordingly.

If he was not satisfied, Xia Yu would directly reject the candidate, with most others being pending.

Although he needed to hire several people, the interview ratio was about one to three, so he had to choose the best from the best.

After interviewing nearly ten candidates, Xia Yu looked at the eleventh resume with renewed interest.

Jason Greg, a key candidate Xia Yu was focusing on, whom he wanted to verify if he was the same person from his past life.

Soon, a middle-aged man with golden curly hair, a hawk-like nose, and a height of 1.8 meters walked in.

Seeing his calm yet confident demeanor, Xia Yu nodded to himself.

"Please have a seat!"

"Thank you!"

"Jason Greg?"

"Yes!"

"I have reviewed your resume, which is quite concise. Please introduce yourself, focusing on what is not mentioned in the resume, including your personal life and hobbies!"

Xia Yu put down the resume, clasped his hands together, and smiled as he spoke to him.

Jason Greg hesitated for a moment, then regained his confident expression and began his self-introduction.

"My name is Jason Greg…"

Listening to Jason Greg's introduction, Xia Yu occasionally nodded. Combining this with what was written in the resume, he became increasingly certain that this Jason Greg was indeed the one known from his past life.

He was known as the "Dutch Wolf" in the financial world.

Not only did his appearance in youth resemble that in old age, but Xia Yu could also see from his introduction that his character was very similar to that of the European financial mogul from his past life.

Unconsciously, Xia Yu lowered his head again and reviewed his resume.

Jason Greg, 37 years old, from Amsterdam, Netherlands. He studied in the UK at Imperial College Business School, specializing in Finance, and completed both his master's and doctoral degrees.

After graduation, he first worked at the UK's largest insurance company, British Assurance Group.

Five years later, he moved to MetLife's UK branch as a business manager.

Due to differences in ideology with the new branch president, he resigned and returned to Amsterdam for a break, then was recruited by Guanghui International upon learning of the Jardine Insurance Consulting Group's general manager position.

Though Jason Greg was only 37 years old, his doctoral degree and ten years of work experience, including holding a senior position at an insurance company, made him well-qualified for the role of general manager at Jardine Insurance.

What made Xia Yu particularly interested was not just his qualifications, but his potential and future.

Xia Yu remembered some details about Jason Greg.

Jason Greg earned the title "Dutch Wolf" due to his outstanding reputation in the Netherlands' insurance and financial industry.

Now, because of Xia Yu's appearance, Jason Greg was brought to Hong Kong by Guanghui International for an interview.

However, according to the original trajectory, after a period of idleness at home, he would join the Dutch National Life Insurance Company, gradually rise through the ranks, and eventually become the president of the company, leading it to rapid growth.

Then came the key part!

In 1991, under his guidance, to respond to the unpredictable international financial market and improve risk resistance and competitiveness, Dutch National Life Insurance Company merged with the third-ranked Dutch Postal Bank Group, forming a new company named Dutch International Group.

After the merger, Jason Greg became the Executive Vice President of Dutch International Group, continuing to manage insurance business while also overseeing other parts of the business.

He was later promoted to the Executive President of Dutch International Group.

With significant power and fewer constraints, Jason Greg fully unleashed his abilities. Embracing a wolfish corporate culture, he enhanced company management, making it highly aggressive.

Whether in the insurance industry, insurance reinvestment, or banking, the company expanded rapidly and aggressively, with business volumes soaring.

Later, in 2000, leveraging connections from the financial consortium, he acquired Barings Bank, a British institution with a 233-year history, for a symbolic price of £1.

Dutch International Group continued to climb in the Global 500 rankings, eventually reaching 171st place, with total assets amounting to $1 trillion, ranking first in the Netherlands and 26th globally in the banking industry!

Xia Yu also knew some more obscure details through his memories. Dutch International Group was a core consortium formed by a combination of several second-tier European families.

Given Jason Greg's rise from a common background to leading a financial core for nearly twenty years, his capabilities were evident!

Unfortunately, Jason Greg retired in 2016. Otherwise, before Xia Yu's rebirth, he would definitely have been invited to the Davos Economic Forum. Who knows…

What happened in the past life is no longer important. What matters is that this "Dutch Wolf" coincidentally came here for an interview before his rise.

How could Xia Yu let go of such a promising talent? Furthermore, Jason Greg's adherence to a wolfish culture was very much to Xia Yu's liking.

Xia Yu's actions in Hong Kong were akin to a greedy wolf.

If Jason Greg were to lead Jardine Insurance Consulting Group, Xia Yu could be completely at ease.

Could someone capable of leading a financial core for twenty years fail to manage an insurance company?

"Since he's come before me, if I let him slip away, I might as well throw myself against a wall!"