Mr. Chen was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Fathom in October 2023. He has served as a member of Fathom’s Board of Directors since the Company became publicly listed in 2021, and as a director of Fathom’s predecessor companies dating back to 2019.
Mr. Chen possesses significant global experience supporting companies across the industrials landscape. Prior to joining Fathom, Mr. Chen was the President of Altix Corporation, a management consulting firm serving a broad array of industrial manufacturing companies. He also held roles as Chief Executive Officer of Cadrex Manufacturing Solutions and Chief Executive Officer of Incodema Holdings LLC. Mr. Chen was also Executive Chairman and President of Cincinnati Incorporated, served as Vice President of Hypertherm, Inc., and held various operating and corporate roles, including Vice President & General Manager – Light Industrial Businesses, Chief Financial Officer, and Chief Information Officer.
Earlier in his career, Mr. Chen served as Vice President – Finance for Wiremold | Legrand (PARIS: LR.PA); Chief Financial Officer for Bayliner Marine Corp., a division of the Brunswick Corp. (NYSE: BC); and held various financial planning and strategic development roles for AlliedSignal, Inc. (NYSE: ALD).
Mr. Chen currently serves as Chairman of the Board for Roberts Hawaii, Inc. He is also a Counselor of the American Welding Society and a Board Trustee of the American Welding Society Foundation. Mr. Chen holds an MBA from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), a BS in Applied Mathematics from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), and several U.S. patents.