Executive Bios

Wendy Wang

Date Joined Mary Kay:
February 11, 2002

As President of Mary Kay’s Asia-Pacific region, Wendy Wang leads all areas of the Company that directly support the success of the company’s subsidiaries and independent sales force members in the Asia Pacific markets, which include China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and Taiwan. She oversees the region’s fiscal activity, including budgeting, reporting, and auditing. She also develops and implements the region’s strategic plan and operational policies. Wendy has an uncanny ability to build consensus and relationships among executives, partners, the Mary Kay independent sales force, and corporate employees.

In her most recent position as Chief Commercial Officer for the Asia-Pacific Region, Wendy was responsible for the development and implementation of commercial functions to ensure alignment with corporate objectives and the company’s core values. Prior to that, Wendy was Vice President and Associate General Counsel for Mary Kay Inc. She led the team of legal professionals responsible for handling all legal issues for Mary Kay’s Asia-Pacific, Europe, Latin America, and North America regions. In addition, she led the continued development and enhancement of Mary Kay’s global anti-corruption program, Pink Done Right, and was the head of the company’s strategic risk management function.

Wendy joined Mary Kay in 2002 as a Staff Attorney at the leading beauty brand’s global headquarters in Addison, Texas. Throughout her tenure, she has held various roles within the company’s Legal Department including Chief Legal Officer for Mary Kay China where she was responsible for the overall assessment and management of legal risks and efforts to ensure a proactive stance toward legal governance and compliance. In her role at Mary Kay China, Wendy was instrumental in establishing the Legal Resources Department, which received the ‘Team of the Year’ award at the International Law Office’s 2013 Asia-Pacific Counsel Awards.

Wendy earned her Doctor of Law (J.D.) and Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Texas at Austin.

Affiliations, Activities & Recognition

  • Member, Board of Junior Achievement (JA) of China, Present
  • Named an ‘Outstanding Deputy General Counsel/Associate General’ by D CEO magazine, 2017
  • Given the ‘Corporate Executive Diversity’ award by the Greater Dallas Asian American Chamber of Commerce, 2017

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