Leon Chen

Managing Director, Greater China & General Sales Manager, Asia @ Graham Manufacturing

About

Many years of board member experience in several inetrnaional companies. Professional education background in engineering, inetrnational business, business and administrations from world class universities. Degrees in engineering and business. Executive MBA. Extensive working experince in Europe, North America and Asia with deep understanding of cross culture of business. More than 10 years international assignment role as expatriate and Chinese returnee to focus on China and Asia market. 25 years experince in sales, business development and operation management at multi-national companies in the marine, chemical, pertochemical and power generation industries. Canadian citizen wih frequent travelling experience to take inetrnational assignments conveniently Strong Chinese and English lauguage

Country

China

City

Minhang District

Industry

Oil & Energy

Skill

Mech & Optical Engineering, Import/Export, Business Management, Mergers, Business Strategy, Strategic Planning, Procurement, Change Management, Project Planning, New Business Development, Project Management, Negotiation, Process Improvement, Process Engineering, Business Process Improvement, Manufacturing, Sales Management, Succession Planning, Mergers & Acquisitions, Management

Experience

Managing Director, Greater China & General Sales Manager, Asia

Graham Manufacturing

2006-2 - Present · 20 yrs 8 mos

Buffalo, NY, USA & Suzhou, China

Starting up the Graham fully owned subsidiary in China from ground. Built up the sales and engineering team. Developed the extensive customers relations and expanded the stable increamental sales year after year in the Refining, Petrochemical, Power and Nuclear Energy industris for the Vacuum and Heat Transfer System. Full P & L responsibility with the role of Director of Board to oversee the sales, engineering, OEM manufacturing and Service of the Asian market with focus on greater China.

President & CEO (Interim)

Bayspec, Inc.

2005-5 - 2005-10 · 6 mos

San Francisco Bay Area, California

Executive responsibilitty of board to re-building the team. Restructure the organization and turn around the company from poor financial standing into profitbal. Asset integraty and preparation for the M & A oppotunities. Expanding the sales of the fiber optical products including the EDFA, DWDM etc.

President & CEO

China Force Grain & Oil Industries

2002-11 - 2004-6 · 1 yr 8 mos

Tianjin City, China

Executive management responsibilities including operation, financial, HR, certification, preparation for IPO, sales and logistics. employee 200+

Area Sales Manager, Asia

Rolls-Royce

1997-1 - 2000-8 · 3 yrs 8 mos

Vancouver, Canada

Sales responsibility for the specialized marine propulsion system.

General Manager, Beijing Office

Hai Cheung Trading Co., (HK)

1992-5 - 1996-5 · 4 yrs 1 mo

Beijing, China

Team management of the branch in Beijing to cover the sales and customer service in Marine, Off Shore Oil and Petrochemical Industries. P & L reposibility for the branch operations. Extensive sales of American or European built marine or mechenical euipment such as Marine Propulsion, Deck Machinery in shippbuilding and off shore; Piping, Valve and presurre vessels for the chemical and petrochimical industries and automatic welding and plasma cuttings in process and fabrication industries.

Sales Manager

Star Import/Export Geselschaft mbH

1991-2 - 1992-4 · 1 yr 3 mos

Trier Area, Germany

Sales of imported mechnical equipment, machinery and parts. Sales of German made mechanical components and equipment in Asia area.

Project Manager

Minmetals

1989-7 - 1991-2 · 1 yr 8 mos

Beijing, China

International trading for the metals and rearearth minerals products. tendering and Procurement management of the materials supply for the Tianshengqiao Hydropower Plant and guangxi Yantan Hydropower Plant.

Mechanical Engineer

Beijing Machine Tool Research Institute

1985-7 - 1987-6 · 2 yrs

Beijing Suburb, China

Worked as an Optical/Mechanical Engineer in the optical measurment engineering technical reasearch area including the design and development of Coordinate Measuring Machines, Laser precision measuring technical solutions and so on.