Katherine Chen

Associate General Counsel, Corporate & Securities at AESC

Katherine Chen is an experienced legal professional currently serving as Associate General Counsel for Corporate & Securities at AESC since October 2023. Prior to this role, Katherine held the position of Senior Corporate Counsel and Assistant Corporate Secretary at Guardant Health from February 2021 to October 2023. Earlier experience includes work as an Associate at Latham & Watkins, focusing on tech and biotech M&A, and at Vinson & Elkins, specializing in shareholder activism defense and M&A. Katherine began a legal career at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, where the focus was on capital markets, M&A, and credit & banking, and started in the industry as an Analyst at Barclays Capital. Katherine holds a J.D. from Columbia Law School and a B.A. in Philosophy and French from the University of Virginia.

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AESC

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AESC is a global leader in the development and manufacturing of high-performance batteries for electric vehicles and energy storage systems. The Company’s leading-edge technology and reliability are enabling and accelerating the transition to clean energy solutions. In the past 15 years, AESC has produced power batteries for more than 1,000,000 electric vehicles in 59 countries, achieving a record of 'zero critical battery malfunction.' AESC’s team works to continuously improve the company's global leadership in product development, quality, and sustainability. In June 2022, AESC was again named 'Global Tier 1 Battery Companies' by Benchmark, a leading UK-based lithium-ion battery supply chain research organization. AESC is creating the only stand-alone, pure-play business focused exclusively on advanced battery technologies. Incorporated and headquartered in Japan, the Company has a globally diversified platform with innovation centers and major production facilities in the U.S., U.K., France, Spain, China, and Japan.


Headquarters

Yokohama, Japan

Employees

5,001-10,000

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