Richard Barwell

Richard Barwell has over 30 years of work experience in various roles and companies. Their most recent position was as the Sales & Marketing Director MENA at Italmatch Chemicals Spa, where they started in February 2019. Prior to that, they served as the VP at BWA Water Additives from September 2015 to February 2019. From March 2011 to August 2015, Richard worked as the Business Development Manager at Metito Overseas Ltd.

Before these roles, Richard worked at Nalco for a significant period of time, starting in July 1998. During their tenure at Nalco, they held various positions such as District Sales Manager, National Account Manager, Area Manager, Account Manager, and District Sales Representative. Richard was responsible for managing a team, developing business plans, coaching and training team members, and traveling internationally for business purposes.

Prior to their time at Nalco, Richard also gained experience in the industrial sales sector. Richard worked as the Industrial Sales Manager at Midlands Mining from June 1996 to July 1998 and as an Industrial Sales Engineer at Coal Investments from December 1994 to July 1996. At Coal Investments, they managed accounts with various customers and provided technical support.

Richard's career started at the British Coal Corporation, where they worked as an Industrial Sales Engineer from October 1989 to December 1994 and as a Fuel Technologist from September 1988 to October 1989.

Overall, Richard Barwell has extensive experience in sales, marketing, business development, and account management roles in the chemical, water additives, and mining industries.

Richard Barwell studied at the University of Leeds from 1985 to 1988. Richard obtained a Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) degree with a focus on Fuel & Energy Engineering during their time at the university.