New CEO at the American Welding Society
A longstanding supporter of AWS, Carey Chen has been an active volunteer with AWS and the AWS Foundation since 2007. He brings extensive leadership experience to AWS, having previously held CEO and CFO roles. The post New CEO at the American Welding Society appeared first on Fabricating & Metalworking.
Carey Chen has been named the executive director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for the American Welding Society, effective January 20, 2025. Chen succeeds Robert Roth, who has served as Interim executive director and CEO.
Commenting on his new role, Chen said, “After nearly two decades of volunteer leadership at AWS, I am honored to take on this new responsibility as CEO. I look forward to working closely with our talented staff, dedicated board of directors, volunteers, and members to advance AWS’s mission and vision, driving innovation and growth for the welding community.”
The American Welding Society (AWS), founded in 1919 as a nonprofit organization to advance the science, technology, and application of welding and allied joining and cutting processes, including brazing, soldering and thermal spraying.
Chen brings extensive leadership experience to AWS, having previously held CEO roles at Fathom Digital Manufacturing Solutions (NYSE:FATH), Cadrex Manufacturing Solutions, and Incodema Holdings LLC, and as executive chairman and president of Cincinnati Incorporated. Earlier in his career, he held key executive positions, including vice president and CFO of Hypertherm, Inc., vice president finance of Wiremold | Legrand (Paris:LR.PA), and vice president and CFO of Bayliner Marine Corporation, a subsidiary of the Brunswick Corporation (NYSE:BC).
A longstanding supporter of AWS, Chen has been an active volunteer with AWS and the AWS Foundation since 2007. He served as treasurer from 2015 to 2022, during which he chaired the Finance & Business Development and Investment Committees and was a member of both the AWS Board of Directors and the AWS Foundation Board of Trustees. Most recently, he chaired the Audit Committee. His contributions to AWS have earned him prestigious recognitions, including being named an AWS Counselor in 2022 and receiving the National Meritorious Award in 2024.
In addition to his role at AWS, Chen currently serves as Chairman of the Board for Roberts Hawaii, Inc., an independent Board Director for CHART Rehabilitation, and an Independent Board Advisor for KarYard, Inc. Chen received a BS in Applied Mathematics from University of California, Los Angeles. He earned an MBA from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and currently serves on the Gies College of Business Dean’s Business Council. He also holds several U.S. patents.
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