Carey Chen biography

Carey Chen serves as Independent Director of the Company. Mr. Chen is currently Executive Chairman of the Board and President of Cincinnati Incorporated, a manufacturer of large industrial machine tools. Prior to joining Cincinnati Incorporated in January 2015, Mr. Chen served as Vice President of Hypertherm, Inc., a global provider of cutting products and solutions. During his eight year tenure at Hypertherm, Inc., Mr. Chen held various operating and corporate roles including Vice President & General Manager — Light Industrial Businesses, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Information Officer. Mr. Chen also currently serves as an independent director of Digital Alloys, Inc., since February 2017, as an independent director of Roberts Hawaii, Inc. since January 2019, as an independent director of Midwest Composite Technologies, LLC since October 2019, and is the Treasurer of the American Welding Society, since January 2015. In light of our business and structure, the Board nominated Mr. Chen to serve on our Board of Directors for the following reasons. Mr. Chen offers significant strategic and financial experience, being the Executive Chairman and President of Cincinnati Incorporated and having served as the Chief Financial Officer of Hypertherm, Inc. Our Board has determined that Mr. Chen qualifies as a “financial expert,” as such term is defined in Item 407(d)(5)(ii) of Regulation S-K. He has extensive experience in the manufacturing industry in which we are heavily involved. Mr. Chen also has international, corporate development, and operations experience, all of which are important to us. The Board believes that Mr. Chen’s experience will enhance the knowledge of the Board and provide useful insights to management.

What is the salary of Carey Chen?

As the Independent Director of Chart Industries Inc, the total compensation of Carey Chen at Chart Industries Inc is $199,860. There are 10 executives at Chart Industries Inc getting paid more, with Jillian Evanko having the highest compensation of $5,281,240.