Ken West

President and CEO, Energy and Sustainability Solutions (ESS)

Ken West is President and CEO of Honeywell Energy and Sustainability Solutions (ESS). As a global technology leader, ESS enables the energy evolution, provides solutions that reduce emissions, and delivers innovative sustainable materials to our customers across industries.

Ken has held several roles with increasing responsibility within Honeywell.  Most recently, he served as President of Honeywell UOP.  Previously, he served as the President of Honeywell Advanced Materials, specializing in development and manufacture of high-performance fluorine products, polymers, fibers and high purity chemicals.

Prior to Honeywell, Ken worked for PPG Industries where he held roles of increasing responsibility including Vice President for PPG’s Global Packaging Coatings business and Director of Specialty Products for PPG’s Architectural Coatings business.

Ken earned his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Purdue University and a Master of Business Administration from the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University.