Liwen (Shirley) Chen
About Liwen (Shirley) Chen
Liwen (Shirley) Chen is the Data Product Director for the Lubes Value Chain, Innovation & Business Transformation at ExxonMobil in Shanghai, China, where she has held various roles since 2008.
Title at ExxonMobil
Liwen (Shirley) Chen currently serves as the Data Product Director, Lubes Value Chain, Innovation & Business Transformation at ExxonMobil. She started in this role in 2020 and is based in Shanghai, China. She plays a critical role in shaping the data strategy and product roadmap for the Lubes Value Chain.
Previous Roles at ExxonMobil
Throughout her tenure at ExxonMobil, Liwen (Shirley) Chen held multiple significant roles. Between 2019 and 2020, she was the Business Improvement Manager, Lubes NAP MBU. From 2018 to 2019, she worked as the Mobil Industrial Brand Manager, Lubes NAP MBU. She also served as the Digital Marketing Advisor, AP Industrial Lubricants, F&L (2016-2017), and Field Marketing Adviser, Industrial Lubricants, F&L (2013-2016). From 2011 to 2013, she was the eCommerce Implementation Lead, GCS, Chemical. Her earlier roles include being a Sales Engineer (2010-2011) and AP Sales Improve Planner (2009), all within the Specialty Elastomers Business, Chemical segment.
Work Experience Prior to ExxonMobil
Before joining ExxonMobil, Liwen (Shirley) Chen gained experience in various internships. In 2007, she interned at GE Fanuc as an EID Intern in Marketing and worked as an Application Engineering Assistant at GE Consumer & Industrial. She also interned at Shanghai Wicresoft Co. Ltd as Professional Support and Service.
Educational Background
Liwen (Shirley) Chen studied at Shanghai Jiao Tong University (上海交通大学), where she achieved a Bachelor's Degree in Automation from the School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering (SEIEE). Her education, which spanned from 2004 to 2008, laid a solid foundation for her career in technology and business transformation.
Key Contributions at ExxonMobil
In her role as Data Product Director, Liwen (Shirley) Chen has been instrumental in advocating for a data-driven mindset. She focused on building a data platform to enhance data-driven operations, improving data governance, and upskilling the organization's data capabilities. These initiatives helped leverage data applications for enabling more efficient and effective operations within the Lubes Value Chain at ExxonMobil.