Lan Shen

✓ 15+ years of work experience in international commercial banks across diverse roles and geographies, with proven adaptability to multicultural work environments

✓ Hands-on expertise in strategy & business development, operational management, supported by a robust local market network

✓ Extensive knowledge on China market dynamics, economic landscape, regulations and business ecosystem

Banque Internationale à Luxembourg, S.A. (Beijing)

Senior Business Manager, Beijing Representative Office

Strategic Planning & Market Research

▪ Supported Group Strategy team to define China business strategies and prepare roadmap and implementation plan for business expansion and entity setup in China.

▪ Acted as the Secretary of China Market Committee, preparing meeting materials and minutes.

▪ Provided monthly China market research and strategy updates to internal stakeholders.

Office Management & Business Development

▪ Responsible for day-to-day office operation, business log management, and regular reporting to the Head Office functional teams (Risk, Compliance, Legal, Secretary General, Finance, HR).

▪ Prepared the client presentations, pitchbooks and marketing documentations for business engagements and seminars.

▪ Promoted business growth by engaging and referring Chinese companies (in cleantech, EV, advanced manufacturing sectors) to business teams in the Head Office, providing liaison and consulting services for cross-border transactions, financing and advisory projects.

Brand Promotion & Regulatory Communication

▪ Engaged with internal and external partners for marketing, branding and networking; organizing client events and seminars, senior visits to China and relevant marketing activities.

▪ Maintained regular contact with local regulators; drafted regulatory reporting and prepared regulator on-site checks and registration documentation.

▪ Liaison with industry associations, local governments, Chambers and other business partners.

Standard Chartered Bank (China) Ltd.

(Shanghai, London, Beijing)

Business Planning Manager, Corporate & Institutional Banking

Strategic Program Management

▪ Supported the Head of CIB & Deputy CEO to drive and oversee key strategies implementation in China, provided core management support and drove execution of the strategies in the Bank.

▪ Engaged and collaborated with key stakeholders and functional teams on strategy execution and business application; acted as Secretary of China Business Committee.

▪ Partnership management with local governments, regulators and Chambers of Commerce etc.

Strategic Initiatives Commercialization

▪ Conducted business analysis on Belt-and-Road, trade corridor and RMB Internationalization to facilitate cross-border strategy and business growth

▪ Promoted Sustainable Finance innovative solutions based on Group’s product framework and EU market standards, conducted client engagement, shared market best-practice and ESG advisories with corporate and institutional clients.

China Economist, Financial Markets

▪ Economic Research: Conducted macroeconomic research and produced research reports on China & global economy, policy and industry analysis; prepared regular market updates and joined thematic research programs.

▪ Client Service: Regularly shared house views with corporate and financial institutional clients; organized investor roadshows.

▪ Regulatory Affairs: Prepared regular reports to banking regulatory agencies and associations.

Capital University of Economics and Business

• Master in Economics

Research: International Finance, Monetary Policy, Development Economics