Recently, the winners of the Women Leaders in Energy Awards 2026 were officially announced as part of The Battery Show Asia. Ms. Chenyu Gong, Senior Vice President, CFO and CHRO of Lead Intelligent Equipment (hereafter referred to as LEAD), received the honor in recognition of her outstanding leadership and contributions to innovation, earning strong recognition from across the industry.
This year’s Women Leaders in Energy Awards attracted outstanding candidates from more than 20 countries and regions. The award recognizes women who have demonstrated excellence in energy technology innovation, renewable energy development, energy policy advancement, and industry transformation. With her deep expertise and strategic insight in the new energy equipment sector, Ms. Gong distinguished herself among a highly competitive global field, emerging as one of the leading female voices driving innovation across the energy industry.
Since joining LEAD, Ms. Gong has led a series of impactful initiatives to advance the company’s financial digitalization. By establishing integrated digital financial operations, she significantly enhanced LEAD’s capabilities in financial planning and analysis, enabling more efficient, intelligent, and forward-looking decision-making support for management. These efforts have become a key driver of the company’s high-quality development. In recognition of her achievements, she was also named “CFO of the Year 2024” at the Dingge Awards.
In addition, Ms. Gong has consistently championed an ESG governance philosophy centered on advancing the global transition toward green energy through intelligent manufacturing, while actively promoting the company’s public welfare initiatives and ESG practices. In February 2025, LEAD established the Warm Light Public Welfare Fund with an initial contribution of RMB 30 million (approximately 4.14 million US dollars), marking a strategic shift in the company’s philanthropic approach—from phased support to systematic empowerment—and demonstrating its long-term commitment to delivering technology for social good.
Under her leadership and advocacy, LEAD has taken a lifecycle-based approach to product design, enabling comprehensive energy-saving and emission-reduction measures across the entire equipment manufacturing process. Through continuous product innovation, the company has also actively supported customers in advancing technological upgrades, helping improve cost efficiency and operational performance while contributing to the global transition toward a greener, low-carbon society.
In recognition of her outstanding contributions to financial digitalization in the new energy sector and her global strategic perspective, Ms. Gong was previously named to the Forbes China 100 Outstanding Young Returnees in 2024 and the ESG Energy Young Entrepreneurs Innovation TOP 30 list. Her receipt of the Women Leaders in Energy Awards 2026 not only recognizes her personal achievements but also highlights LEAD’s growing global influence and innovation capabilities in the new energy sector.
Looking ahead, LEAD will continue to embed ESG principles across every aspect of its operations, further expanding both its social and commercial value while advancing high-quality corporate development. The company remains committed to contributing expertise and capabilities toward achieving the China dual carbon goals and supporting the creation of a cleaner and more sustainable world.
