Richard Yao – Biography

Last update: May 22, 2026

Executive profile

Richard was Managing Director, Greater China and South East Asia at Owens Corning, and Vice President at Heraeus Material Technology. Richard Yao joined Knauf Group in 2018.

Richard Yao is currently

Chief Executive Officer, North Asia at Knauf Group - View - Knauf Group org chart



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Education

Richard Yao has a Bachelor of Engineering in Fine Chemistry from Shanghai University in 1991 and a Master of Business Administration from Shanghai University of Finance and Economics in 2001.

They have also studied at Shanghai University :

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They have also studied at Shanghai University of Finance and Economics :

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  • In the Materials industry, Richard Yao has 14,674 colleagues in 844 companies located in 80 countries. 6,033 executive movements have been recorded in the last 12 months. Learn more about Materials.

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