Bing Chen

Bing Chen was appointed Chairman of Seaspan Corporation in 2020, after joining the company as Director, President and Chief Executive Officer in 2018. Mr. Chen also serves as a Director, President and Chief Executive Officer of Atlas Corp. since 2019, and Poseidon Corp. since 2023. Through a career spanning over 25 years, Mr. Chen’s experiences comprise executive roles in Asia, Europe, and North America. Before joining Seaspan, he served as Chief Executive Officer of BNP Paribas (China) Ltd., leading the bank’s growth strategy in China. As Director and General Manager for Trafigura Investment (China), Mr. Chen was responsible for domestic and international commodities trading. He led the buildup of the greater China investment banking practice at Houlihan Lokey, Inc. as Managing Director and Head of Asia Financial Advisory. Mr. Chen served as Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer at industrial leasing and aircraft chartering businesses across Europe. In North America, he worked as Director of Business Strategy at Deutsche Bank in New York. Mr. Chen is a Certified Public Accountant (inactive) and received a B.S. (Magna Cum Laude and Honors) in Accountancy from Bernard Baruch College and MBA (Honors) from Columbia Business School.