About

China Southern Airlines, the largest airline in China, maintains over 500 aircraft and had revenue of over $16bn in 2015, making it one of the major global players in the airline industry. General counsel Wei Hua Chen is a corporate aviation law specialist who has a phenomenal body of experience drawn from a career in the industry that stretches back to 1988. Wei holds an executive MBA, highlighting the extent to which he looks to synergise legal expertise with business and strategic affairs. Since assuming the general counsel role in 2004, Wei has been at the helm of the legal department during an important period for the company, taking over at the height of the Chinese “economic miracle” that allowed a large expansion to their air operations. As befits his credentials and vast experience, Wei occupies an important position in the upper echelons of the business, having a key role in terms of business organisation and regulatory compliance.