In May, Defon accomplished three major milestones:
Defon Technology Group was officially inaugurated, Huang Xuefeng was appointed General Manager of Defon Heat Exchanger, and Dr. Zhang Chunliang joined the company.
These are not simple personnel adjustments, but a comprehensive self‑upgrade by Defon to serve customers more steadily, empower employees more effectively, and achieve better long‑term development — a critical move in the company's transition from stable operations to high‑quality growth.
Defon Technology Group Inaugurated, Bai Dejiang Appointed Group General Manager
Defon Technology Group was officially inaugurated. The group‑based operation will further consolidate resources, coordinate development, continuously fulfill corporate responsibilities, drive industrial chain synergy and upgrading, fully support the high‑quality development of all subsidiaries, safeguard long‑term shareholder value, and protect the growth space of employees and the enduring trust of customers.
With mature platform‑based operations, we practice excellence in performance and social responsibility, the value of the group is to make every stakeholder stronger.
Bai Dejiang has been appointed Group General Manager, taking full responsibility for group operations and management.
As one of the first batch of innovative private entrepreneurs selected for Hubei Province's "Chutian Talent Program", he brings 30 years of full‑chain management experience spanning from frontline roles to group executive leadership. He is a seasoned manager who has grown alongside Defon, possessing profound understanding of Defon's development trajectory, customer needs, and the industrial ecosystem. His extensive full‑chain management expertise and forward‑looking strategic vision are highly aligned with the core requirements of Defon's group‑based development.
Defon's Self‑Renewal:
Huang Xuefeng Appointed General Manager of Defon Heat Exchanger Co., Ltd.
Huang Xuefeng joined Defon Heat Exchanger in January as Executive Vice President and was formally appointed General Manager in May, taking full charge of the company's operations and management.
He brings many years of senior management experience across diverse business environments including state‑owned enterprises, private companies, and listed corporations, with proven practical expertise in operations management, system building, and technology integration. He has also been deeply involved in cutting‑edge research and application of smart manufacturing, intelligent operations and maintenance, industrial robotics, and industrial internet — making him a well‑rounded leader with strengths in both technology and management, and a key figure in Defon's current self‑transformation and quality upgrade.
As Defon is now in a critical phase of proactively embracing change, General Manager Huang Xuefeng is steadily driving deep‑seated reforms across corporate culture, organizational structure, and management systems.
Defon will break away from traditional inertia, reshape its development mindset, and proactively embrace the changes of the times with a more compliant, more efficient, and more dynamic and open approach — injecting enduring momentum into the company's long‑term growth and its vision of becoming a global benchmark in the high‑efficiency heat exchanger industry.
Major Talent Acquisition! Dr. Zhang Chunliang Joins Defon
Appointed Deputy General Manager of the Large Products Business Division and Chief Technology Expert
Zhang Chunliang
Professor‑level Senior Engineer, Doctor of Engineering
With over 30 years of dedicated experience in the chemical, air‑separation equipment, and hydrogen energy sectors, he is a senior expert in China's energy equipment and engineering fields. He spent more than 20 years at Linde Group, serving as Deputy General Manager of the engineering company, General Manager of the Engineering Center, and General Manager of the Hydrogen Business Unit. He has led the development of local technical teams and equipment localization breakthroughs in air separation, hydrogen energy, LNG, Hyco, and other areas, driving numerous technical improvements and innovations.
He holds full‑category pressure vessel and GC1/GC2 pressure piping approval qualifications, has received the Second Prize of the China Light Industry Science and Technology Progress Award and provincial outstanding paper awards, and brings deep technical R&D expertise, full‑cycle major project management experience, and an international management perspective.
He will focus on three core areas to drive Defon's technological advancement:
Leading technology: developing forward‑looking technology roadmaps and participating in technology strategy formulation;
Breaking through challenges: overcoming key heat‑exchange technologies and driving R&D of high‑end equipment;
Building systems: establishing world‑class quality management and engineering systems, and nurturing top‑tier technical talent.
Defon Heat Exchanger is a national‑level "Little Giant" of Specialization and Innovation and a Manufacturing Single‑Champion Demonstration Enterprise. With over seventy years of focus on heat‑exchange equipment, its products are widely used in air separation, hydrogen energy, marine, petrochemical, electric power, and other key national sectors.
The company is currently deepening its strategic transformation, centering on high‑quality development and pursuing the business philosophy of "develop good products, sell good products, and make products easy to sell." We are consolidating our technical foundation, optimizing operational effectiveness, and rebuilding long‑term core competitiveness.
The addition of this top‑tier expert will inject strong momentum into the company's technological upgrade, business expansion, and high‑quality development, accelerating the implementation of our strategic transformation and building a new future together for energy equipment.
New Journey, New Leap Forward
Change is for a better start, and upgrading is for a longer journey. With a stronger platform, better management, and more advanced technology, Defon will safeguard every trust, and together with all partners, create lasting value with strength and sincerity.
