Jie Chen

I am CEO of CDB Aviation, a subsidiary of China Development Bank Financial Leasing Co., Limited, the only leasing arm of China Development Bank and a leading aircraft lessor in China’s aviation finance sector. Together with my global team, we deliver a full suite of operating lessor products to airline customers worldwide. “CDB Aviation’s rapid ascent to a top-ten aircraft leasing platform has been rooted in achieving a strong track record of business performance while building and cultivating a reputation as a world-class lessor, razor-focused on long-term industry participation and being a company that our customers can trust as the customer. With the industry’s rapidly evolving requirements, especially in the area of sustainability, our path forward will focus on delivering innovation and stewardship that meet the changing needs of the global airline sector and generate industry- leading shareholder value.”

I led the establishment of Air Lease Corporation’s Hong Kong branch in 2018 and was named President of the company in 2019. The company executed lease contracts with airlines in the region, including the lease of a new Boeing 787-9 aircraft to a major airline, which became one of the 1st operating lease transactions utilizing Hong Kong as a leasing platform.

In my most recent executive role at publicly-held Air Lease Corporation, I led commercial efforts in the company’s largest region, the Asian market, which included the execution of the lessor’s long-term strategy and the development of new and existing markets in China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Macau, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Thailand, Taiwan, and Vietnam.

International Lease Finance Corporation (“ILFC”) was one of the world’s first aircraft leasing companies, focused on the leasing and remarketing of advanced technology aircraft to airlines around the world. During my tenure at ILFC, I served in several executive roles, leading the development of long-term strategies for ILFC’s Asia business, leading the lessor’s sales and marketing activities across Asia Pacific and overseeing the execution of its organization in the region. Vice President & Managing Director (April 1997 – January 2001) Assistant Vice President (January 1996 – April 1997) Director of Marketing (June 1992 – January 1996)