SimonZhang

President & Chief Executive Officer

Simon Zhang has more than 25 years of experience in the energy and petrochemical industries. As President & CEO of Clean Hydrogen Works (CHW), he leads the overall development of a world-scale clean hydrogen/ammonia project, Ascension Clean Energy (ACE), in collaboration with strategic shareholders Denbury, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), and Hafnia.

Prior to CHW, he was the Founder and CEO of Northwest Innovation Works (NWIW), where he led the development of a $2.5 billion clean methanol project on the U.S. West Coast. He has held various leadership roles at BP, including General Manager of a major joint venture, Vice President of BP Solar, and Chief of Staff for both BP Solar & Wind and BP Chemicals. He also served as Deputy CFO of a BP-Sinopec joint venture and began his career in technical roles at ExxonMobil.

Simon holds a Ph.D., M.S., and B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin, Purdue University, and Tsinghua University, respectively, and an MBA from the University of Chicago. He also has a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation.

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