Selected leadership work / 01
Capital allocation
Competing business proposals were being evaluated on inconsistent assumptions.
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Wei Chen
Capital discipline. Strategic clarity. Sustainable value.
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- Capital raised
- $2.4 bn
- Equity, debt and a cross-border listing
- Margin expansion
- 380 bps
- Over four reporting years
- Qualified audit opinions
- 0
- Across twelve reporting periods
- Transactions closed
- 11
- Acquisitions, divestments and JVs
A considered point of view.
Finance earns trust by making the economics of a choice visible. I combine discipline in cash, controls and reporting with constructive challenge on investment and growth. A clear explanation of uncertainty is more valuable than precision that the underlying assumptions cannot support.
The leadership record
Trusted with consequential decisions.
In the boardroom
- Calder LogisticsIndependent Director · 2021 — Present
- Westmoor Housing FinanceNon-Executive Director · 2018 — Present
- The Lakeshore FoundationHonorary Treasurer · 2016 — 2022
Recognition
- CFO of the Year — Large EnterpriseThe Finance Leaders Forum · 2024
- Best Investor Relations, Mid-CapCapital & Governance Quarterly · 2023
In conversation
- “Capital allocation is a leadership decision, not a spreadsheet”Capital & Governance Quarterly · 2025
- “Inside a cross-border listing in eleven months”The Finance Leaders Forum · 2024
- “What audit committees should ask about cash”The Boardroom Review · 2023
Turns a complex balance sheet into a decision the whole board can own. Investors trusted the numbers because they trusted the person.
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