Eric Lu

VP of Marketing, Investor Relations

Based in Shanghai, China, Eric Lu has served as a key executive at UES since joining the organization in 2012. Appointed as the Head of the Investor Relations Department upon entry, he demonstrated exceptional leadership capabilities that led to his promotion to Vice President of Marketing in 2018. In this capacity, Eric overseas global marketing activity for UES’s leasing division, driving cross-border business development and managing multinational client portfolios.

Eric holds a Bachelor degree in Organizational Management from Massey University, New Zealand (2006) and earned his Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) degree from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 2025.

Prior to his tenure at UES, Eric served as Investment Director at Firstrust Capital, a US-based boutique investment bank specializing in transportation infrastructure financing. With 20 years of cross-functional expertise spanning corporate finance, asset management, and container leasing operations, Eric has established a strong track record including sourcing third party investors ‘fund for over $300 million USD and cultivating strategic partnerships with the global shipping lines.