Elyn Chen

Group Chief Financial Officer Laird Performance Materials

Elyn Chen is Global CFO for Laird Performance Material. Laird world-class materials science and engineering expertise provides the depth and breadth to solve the most complex problems. Laird delivers custom-engineered solutions that push the boundaries of technology. Elyn Chen holds a bachelor degree of laws from Fudan University and a MBA degree from UBC.
Before this role, Elyn had held the role of Vice President - Finance and board executive committee member of Lenze for 4 years and the role of CFO of a US-based PE invested Chinese company for 4 years. Before that, she spent nearly 10 years in GE from a management trainee to a business unit regional finance head. During her career, she has formalized the risk management and credit management, localized the capital management, established the governance structure, managed investor relationship, diversified financing channels and stipulated company strategies.

 

Agenda Day 1

10:40 AM CFO Panel: Taking on the Role of a Next-Generation CFO – the “Creative Finance Officer”

·        Exploring what the role of a “Creative Finance Officer” entails and why it is crucial to embrace this change given market disruptions and changes

·        Moving beyond responsibilities of a “traditional” CFO

·        Discussing critical skill sets required to move towards building a “Future of Finance” team

Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Elyn.

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