Origin Agritech Limited announced the reappointment of Dr. Zheng James Chen as Chief Financial Officer, effective March 20, 2026. Dr. Chen has served Origin in multiple senior capacities over more than a decade, including two separate tenures as CFO and one as Chief Executive Officer. His understanding of Origin's financial architecture, paired with his track record at the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority and leadership roles at two publicly listed Nasdaq companies, makes him uniquely qualified to lead the Company's financial operations through its next phase.
Dr. Chen, aged 60, previously served as the Company's Chief Financial Officer from January 2012 to January 2016, Chief Executive Officer from February 2018 to December 2018, and Chief Financial Officer again from December 2018 to April 2020. He also served as a member of Origin's Board of Directors from August 2017 to April 2020. Prior to rejoining Origin, Dr. Chen served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of China Finance Online and as Chief Financial Officer of YunjiInc. Earlier in his career, he was an Investment Manager at the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), a senior analyst at Morgan Joseph and BB&T Capital Markets, a Product Manager at Celanese, and a License Product Technology Manager at Univation Technologies ?
a joint venture between ExxonMobil and Dow Chemical. D r. Chen holds a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Connecticut and an M.B.A. from New York University. Mr. Chi Kin (Patrick) Cheng resigned as Chief Financial Officer, effective March 19, 2026, for personal development reasons.
