Maria Xiao
Global HRBP Director and Global Co-Chair of Asian Heritage ERG
TE Connectivity
Maria Xiao is the Global HRBP Director for Operations, Quality, and Finance in TE Connectivity’s Automotive Sector. Since joining TE in 2018, she has held multiple leadership roles driving organizational effectiveness and talent strategy.
As Global Co-Chair of the Asian Heritage ERG since 2024, Maria has scaled the network from a regional initiative to a global platform—strengthening leadership engagement, advancing inclusion, and directly connecting culture with business impact and talent outcomes.
With over 13 years of HR leadership experience across multinational organizations including GE and Essilor International, she brings a global, cross-cultural perspective to building inclusive, high-performing organizations.
Maria relocated from Shanghai to the U.S. in 2022 and is currently based in the Charlotte area.