Colin Chen

MUFG Bank

Managing Director, Head of ESG Finance, Asia Pacific

Description

Colin Chen has built MUFG’s sustainable finance business in the region as the Head of ESG Finance, APAC. He is also a part of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) Green Finance Industry Taskforce (GFIT). He actively engages with clients across sectors in Asia advising them on their sustainability strategy and is a regular speaker at industry forums as a strong ESG advocate. Mr. Chen joined MUFG in 2000 and has been involved in structured finance for over 30 years. Prior to his current role, he was MUFG’s Head of Structured Finance, Asian Investment Banking Division. Under his leadership, MUFG has consistently been ranked one of the top project finance lenders in APAC and renowned for the inroads it has made into renewables financing. Prior to MUFG, Mr. Chen held senior positions at Morgan Grenfell, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and DBS Bank with assignments in London, New York and Singapore.