Matthew Kawabe

Matthew Kawabe is a Senior Technical Services Manager specializing in Renewable Fuels at Topsoe since June 2020, previously holding the position of Account Manager for Clean Fuels. Prior experience includes serving as Technology Manager for VCC Slurry Hydrocracking at KBR, Inc. and as Account Manager/Technical Services for Shell, where responsibilities included managing accounts and providing technical services for hydroprocessing catalyst sales. At ExxonMobil, Matthew held multiple roles, including Advanced Engineer for Hydroprocessing, gaining expertise in process modeling and troubleshooting across several refining sites, and earlier positions as Process Contact Engineer and internship roles focused on hydrogen strategy optimization and fuel consumption reduction. Matthew earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Southern California in 2010.