aged 60, is currently the vice chairman of the Board and non-executive Director of the Company
He concurrently serves as the director and general manager of COSCO SHIPPING (Hong Kong) Industry & Trade Limited (中遠海運(香港)工貿有限公司), the vice chairman of the board of directors of Shenzhen Guangju Investment Holdings Limited (深圳市廣聚投資控股(集團)有限公司), and the vice chairman of the board of directors of Shenzhen Guangju Energy Co., Ltd. (深圳市廣聚能源股份有限公司) (listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, stock code: 000096).
Mr. Chen had worked for Shanghai Ocean Shipping Co., Ltd. (上海遠洋運輸公司) and served as shipping trainee, deputy secretary of the office of the general manager and chief assistant of the office of the general manager from August 1985 to September 1996. He was the trainee of the operation and management cadre training course of China Ocean Shipping (中遠集團) from September 1996 to September 1997. He served as the deputy general manager of Donghong Hotel (東虹大酒店) from September 1997 to March 1999; deputy general manager and general manager of Shanghai Yuanyang Shipping Supply Company (上海遠洋船舶供應公司) from March 1999 to October 2002; deputy general manager of Shanghai Yuanyang Lushang Production Corporation (上海遠洋陸上產業總公司) from October 2002 to August 2004; assistant to general manager of Shanghai Ocean Shipping Co., Ltd. (上海遠洋運輸公司) and general manager of Ocean Hotel (遠洋賓館) from September 2004 to May 2006; deputy general manager of Shanghai Ocean Shipping Co., Ltd. (上海遠洋運輸公司), general manager of Shanghai Yuanyang Holding Corporation (上海遠洋實業總公司) and general manager of Ocean Hotel from May 2006 to January 2012; and deputy general manager and secretary of the party committee of COSCO SouthChina International Freight Co., Ltd. (華南中遠國際貨運有限公司) from January 2012 to May 2016. He has been the general manager of COSCO SHIPPING Industry & Trade (formerly known as COSCO (Hong Kong) Industry & Trade Holdings Limited) since May 2016; vice chairman of the board of directors of Shenzhen Guangju Investment Holdings Limited (深圳市廣聚投資控股(集團)有限公司) since November 2016; and vice chairman of the board of directors of Shenzhen Guangju Energy Co., Ltd. (深圳市廣聚能源股份有限公司) (Shenzhen Stock Exchange stock code: 000096) since December 2016. He has been appointed as the vice chairman of the Board and a non-executive Director of the Company since December 2017.
Mr. Chen is currently serving as the director of Smart Watch Assets Limited, Freetech Intelligent Road Regeneration Engineering Investment Co., Ltd. (英達智能道路再生工程投資有限公司) (held by COSCO SHIPPING Industry & Trade as to 49.00%) and Tianjin Expressway Maintenance Company Limited (天津市高速公路養護有限公司) (held by Freetech Intelligent Road Regeneration Engineering Investment Co., Ltd. as to 55.00%) and the chairman of the board of directors of (i) Hebei Jixing Expressway Co., Ltd. (河北冀星高速公路有限公司); (ii) Tianjin Tianyu Expressway Co., Ltd. (天津天預高速公路有限公司); (iii) Tianjin Tian’ang Expressway Co., Ltd. (天津天昂高速公路有限公司); (iv) Tianjin Tianxu Expressway Co., Ltd. (天津天旭高速公路有限公司); (v) Tianjin Tianda Expressway Co., Ltd. (天津天達高速公路有限公司); (vi) Tianjin Tianwei Expressway Co., Ltd. (天津天偉高速公路有限公司); (vii) Tianjin Tianduo Expressway Co., Ltd. (天津天奪高速公路有限公司); (viii) Tianjin Tianfu Expressway Co., Ltd. (天津天富高速公路有限公司); (ix) Tianjin Tianyong Expressway Co., Ltd. (天津天永高速公路有限公司); and (x) Tianjin Tianxian Expressway Co., Ltd. (天津天顯高速公路有限公司). Smart Watch Assets Limited is the wholly-owned subsidiary of COSCO SHIPPING (Hong Kong) and the controlling shareholder of the above (i) to (x) companies.
Mr. Chen graduated from Shanghai Maritime College (上海海運學院) (currently known as Shanghai Maritime University) in Shanghai, the PRC in July 1985 with a bachelor’s degree of engineering, majoring in marine engineering management. Mr. Chen received the qualification as an engineer from the intermediate professional engineering service assessment committee of Shanghai Ocean Shipping Co., Ltd. (上海遠洋運輸公司) in August 1996.