Michael Brown

Michael Brown is responsible for ensuring efficient global manufacturing operations that effectively meet our customers' needs for the Bromine and Catalysts businesses.

Brown joined Albemarle in 1997 as an operations and technology engineer. Over the past 22 years, he has held a variety of progressive leadership roles, primarily in manufacturing operations. Most recently, Brown served as Vice President of Global HS&E and Manufacturing Excellence. Previously, he served as Division Vice President, Manufacturing, where he was responsible for production, HSE, strategic sourcing, cost management, and organizational development. He also has served as Plant Manager for several union and non-union facilities and served in manufacturing leadership roles in each of the company’s four global business units. Prior to that, he assumed roles in Strategic Sourcing and Technology Resources.

Brown earned his Masters of Business Administration from the University of South Carolina and his bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology.