Forrest Chen is an active member of Egon Zehnder’s Industrial Practice. Based in Beijing, he leverages his more than 20 years’ experience in strategy, M&A, sales & marketing, supply chain, and change management to lead executive search, leadership assessment, development and advisory projects for MNCs, SOEs and private clients across a variety of sectors.
I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to support clients through the challenges of their personal and professional journeys and enable them to unlock their organizational ingenuity and make the impossible possible.
Prior to joining Egon Zehnder, Forrest held various executive positions at GE (formerly Alstom Power) in China, Singapore and Switzerland. Most recently he served as China General Manager of GE Additive after being the GM for Strategic Marketing at Power Services. Before that, Forrest was with GE Power’s Steam Power Systems division as Head of Global Sales Operations. Earlier, he was responsible for sales & tendering at Alstom Renewables’ Solar Business division and then for strategy and external growth (M&A) at GE Power. . That was preceded by several years at the Boston Consulting Group supporting clients across a variety of sectors, during which Forrest advanced to become a Principal. He began his career as a Finance Manager with British American Tobacco and a Financial Controller for the Bestseller Fashion Group in China.
Forrest earned a BA in International Finance from Fudan University in China and an MBA from the Tepper School of Business of Carnegie Mellon University. Later he attended an advanced management seminar at INSEAD. When not working, Forrest enjoys spending time with his wife, engaging in outdoor activities including marathon races, scuba diving and paragliding, traveling and reading. He has also supported Save the Children in China as a pro bono consultant.
陈燚(Forrest Chen)是亿康先达工业咨询团队的活跃成员，常驻北京。他充分运用其在战略、并购、销售/营销、供应链及变革管理领域的20余年经验，领导开展各类高管寻访、领导力评估与发展等咨询项目，为各行业的跨国公司、国企、民企客户提供专业服务。
加入亿康先达前，陈燚曾长期供职于通用电气(GE原阿尔斯通电力），其间在中国、新加坡和瑞士历任各项高管职务。最近的两个职务包括GE增材大中华区总经理及电力服务集团战略市场营销总经理。此前，他还担任过GE电力蒸汽业务全球销售运营、阿尔斯通再生能源太阳能业务全球销售与招投标负责人、以及阿尔斯通电力集团战略与并购总监。加入GE之前，陈燚服务于波士顿咨询公司（BCG）大中华区数年，为跨行业的客户提供战略咨询服务，并从咨询顾问成长为董事经理。 陈燚的职业生涯起步于英美烟草中国公司财务经理和丹麦凌致时装中国公司财务总监。
陈燚是美国卡内基梅隆大学Tepper商学院MBA，复旦大学国际金融学学士，并参加过INSEAD商学院的高管课程。闲暇时，陈燚爱好各种户外运动，如马拉松、水肺潜水和滑翔伞。他也喜欢和太太一起行万里路读万卷书。陈燚还为英国救助儿童会在中国的慈善活动作过公益咨询顾问。
