CAREY CHEN - Corporate Board Profile

CHART INDUSTRIES INC

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2018-04-11	Director Nominee Carey Chen Age: 45 Mr. Carey Chen is currently Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, 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 6 Light Industrial Businesses, Chief Financial Officer, and Chief Information Officer. Mr. Chen also currently serves as an independent director of Digital Alloys, Inc., where he has served since February 2017, and is the Treasurer of the American Welding Society, where he has served since January 2015. Mr. Chen served as an independent director of New Valence Robotics Corporation from September 2015 to October 2017 and chaired its Compensation Committee; as an independent member of the board of managers of EconoPure Water Systems from July 2015 to October 2017, and an independent director of the J.P. Nissen Company from January 2013 until April 2017. 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 Chairman, President and CEO of Cincinnati Incorporated, a manufacturer of large industrial machine tools, and having served as the Chief Financial Officer of Hypertherm, Inc., a global provider of cutting products and solutions. Our Board has determined that Mr. Chen qualifies as a 3financial expert, 4 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 2s experience will enhance the knowledge of the Board and provide useful insights to management.
2019-04-11	Director Since: 2018 Committee Memberships: Audit Compensation Carey Chen Age: 46 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 Chief Financial Officer and Chief Information Officer. Mr. Chen also currently serves as an independent director of Digital Alloys, Inc., where he has served since February 2017, as an independent director of Roberts Hawaii, Inc. since January 2019, and is the Treasurer of the American Welding Society, where he has served 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.
2020-04-01	Director Since: 2018 Committee Memberships: Audit, Nominations and Corporate Governance Carey Chen Age: 47 Mr. Chen is currently Executive Chairman of the Board and President of Cincinnati Incorporated, a manufacturer of large industrial machine tools. ... 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. ... The Board believes that Mr. Chen's experience will enhance the knowledge of the Board and provide useful insights to management.
2021-04-01	Carey Chen Age: 48 Committee Memberships: Audit (Chair), Compensation 2020 Director Compensation Table: Carey Chen Fees Earned or Paid in Cash($): 112,500, Stock Awards($): 99,927, Total($): 212,427
2022-04-08	Carey Chen 125,000 99,262 224,626
2023-04-14	Carey Chen(2) 62,500 49,879 112,379