Grant Thornton has hired Sandy Chu as a partner and national leader of the firm's recently launched China Business Group (CBG), based in New York.

The CBG is a collaborative initiative between the U.S. and China member firms of Grant Thornton International, offering services to U.S.-based clients with Chinese activities and operations. These services include market entry solutions, restructuring, business advisory, China tax planning, merger & acquisition assistance, transfer pricing, expatriate planning, project management and global audit coordination.

The group will also have a future focus on growing Chinese-based companies with investment into the United States. Chu will lead a team of specialized subject matter experts from China and current and former US secondees to China, all with in-depth knowledge of the country's regulations, business and practice.

Chu has nearly 20 years of technical and practical experience advising multinational clients on numerous China tax and business issues, including cross-border transactions, tax planning opportunities and market entry investment strategies. 

Prior to joining Grant Thornton, Chu led the Greater China Desk at Ernst & Young, where she was responsible for advising companies on a variety of business related issues throughout mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan & Macao. These include corporate tax, individual income tax, restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, investment and other general business matters. Previously, she served as a senior manager in the China Tax and Business Advisory Services practice of PwC.