Ming Cheng Chien

President Asia-Pacific Region, LANXESS

Mr. Ming Cheng Chien was born in Shanghai and received his education in chemical engineering in the U.S.A. 

He started his professional career in the U.S.A. in 1986 as a process engineer and subsequently held various technical and managerial positions with increasing responsibilities. In 2002, with Basell, he was expatriated to Milan, Italy as General Manager - Licensing and New Ventures - Asia Pacific, taking responsibilities for quite a number of technology licensing and joint venture projects in the region. 

In 2008, Mr. Chien joined LANXESS as Managing Director of LANXESS Buna GmbH in Marl, Germany. After the acquisition of DSM’s Elastomers, B.V. in May 2011, Mr. Chien additionally took over the position as COO LANXESS Elastomers B.V. in Geleen, the Netherlands, responsible for the merged business with four production sites globally. 

In February 2013, Mr. Chien was relocated back to Shanghai, taking over the responsibility as CEO of LANXESS Greater China for this increasingly important market of the global business. 

From April of 2016 to December of 2018, Mr. Chien additionally took up the role of Managing Director for the ARLANXEO in China, the joint venture company of LANXESS and Saudi Aramco. 

In August 2018, Mr. Chien was appointed President Asia-Pacific Region of LANXESS to lead the newly established APAC regional structure covering Greater China, Japan, Korea, Australia, New Zealand and the ASEAN countries. 

External Offices: 
Vice Chair of the Executive Board, Committee of Multinationals- China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation (CPCIF) 
Vice Chairman of Association of International Chemical Manufacturers (AICM) 
Member of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) China Business Council Multinational Business Advisory 
Committee