HONEYWELL has announced the appointment of Rebecca Liebert as president and CEO of Honeywell UOP, a leading supplier of process technology, catalysts, engineered systems, and technical and engineering services to the global petroleum refining, petrochemical, chemical and gas processing industries. Having previously served as vice president and general manager of Honeywell UOP's Catalysts, Adsorbents and Specialties business, Liebert will lead the growth of the company across global markets, including the key Middle East region. Honeywell UOP has been serving customers in the Middle East for more than 60 years. During this time, the company has played a key role in the growth of the region's oil and gas industry, supporting its customers in the development of the region's most advanced refineries and petrochemical plants. During the past six decades, Honeywell UOP has been instrumental in the progress of some of the region's largest refining units including Ras Tanura and Jeddah Oil refineries in Saudi Arabia, Shuaiba refinery in Kuwait and Ruwais Refinery in Abu Dhabi. The company has also helped deliver many ‘firsts' for the region including the first hydroprocessing, hydrocracker and Polybed PSA gas extraction units. Today, the presence and impact of Honeywell UOP is felt across the Middle East with nearly 400 process and adsorption units in operation across Saudi Arabia, UAE, Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq, Jordan, and Egypt. Liebert succeeds Rajeev Gautam, who had led Honeywell UOP since 2009, and who now serves as president and CEO of the Performance Materials and Technologies division of Honeywell. Liebert joined Honeywell in 2006 as leader of Honeywell Electronic Materials, where she led the business into new markets, diversified the product portfolio, and drove new product development, steering the business through an industry downturn and positioning it for a strong recovery. She joined Honeywell UOP in 2012, serving as vice president of its Gas Processing and Hydrogen business. She earned a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from the University of Kentucky, a doctorate in chemical engineering from Carnegie Mellon University, and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.
