Simon Westlake

Simon Westlake has extensive experience in sales and management, primarily in the lubricants and industrial gases industries. Simon has held various senior positions, including Senior Director of Sales at The Lubrizol Corporation, where they were responsible for additive sales in Europe and CIS countries. Prior to that, they served as a Global Sales Manager and Strategic Global OEM Manager at the same company.

Before joining Lubrizol, Westlake was the Sales Director and Head of Sales at BOC UK & Ireland, leading a team of 150 people in supplying industrial customers with gaseous air and fuel products. Simon also had their own consulting company, Simon Westlake Consulting Ltd, where they specialized in downstream operations in the retail, specialty petrochemical, and construction sectors.

Westlake's earlier experience includes roles such as General Manager for Retail Direct Operations at Total Convenience Stores Ltd, General Manager of Total Lubricants - Ferrybridge, and Sales Director at Total Bitumen. Simon started their career as a Sales Manager in the automotive lubricants industry.

Westlake was also a Director at the Road Surface Treatment Association and held the position of Lubricants Manager at Fina plc.

Overall, Westlake has a strong background in sales, leadership, and strategic management, with a focus on the lubricants, industrial gases, and retail sectors.

Simon Westlake has a diploma in Retail Marketing Principles & Practices and International Petrochemical Business from Oxford College of Marketing, which they obtained in 1994-1995. Simon also holds a BTEC HNC in Aeronautical Engineering from Crawley College, earned from 1984 to 1987. In 2005-2006, Simon obtained an Executive Management Diploma in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services from Lancaster University.