Kelly Buchheit

Kelly Buchheit has had extensive work experience in various roles within the chemical industry. Kelly started their career at Hercules Incorporated in 1999, where they worked as a Corporate Account Supervisor, collaborating with global teams to drive business growth and negotiate profitable agreements with strategic clients.

In 2001, Kelly joined Ashland, Inc., initially as a Senior Support Engineer, responsible for sales and new business development in the paper industry. Kelly consistently achieved 5-8% annual growth and successfully managed multi-million dollar agreements.

At Ashland, Inc., Kelly went on to become a Market Development Manager, focusing on revenue growth for the Ventures group. Kelly developed qualified sales leads, managed existing customer relationships, and met revenue and profit targets.

Later, Kelly served as a Business Manager at Ashland, Inc., where they targeted annual revenue, profit, and volume growth. Kelly also supported new business growth and successfully brought product manufacturing in-house to reduce costs.

In 2014, Kelly joined Solenis as a Strategic Market Manager, responsible for marketing, business development, and business management in the Specialties segment. Kelly delivered sales and profit targets, managed pricing and profitability, and developed business relationships with distributors.

Kelly then took on the role of Global Product Director at Solenis, where they had global responsibility for portfolio strategy, growth, and rationalization. Kelly successfully executed various projects, including the development of new monitoring systems and the launch of new product brands.

In their most recent role at Solenis, Kelly served as the Global Director of Product Management Center of Excellence and Global Marketing Director. Kelly led operational excellence initiatives, executed a global survey of the product management team, and developed methods to improve decision-making and reduce time invested by product managers.

Overall, Kelly Buchheit has a strong track record of strategic leadership, business development, and achieving growth targets in the chemical industry.

Kelly Buchheit earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Paper Science and Engineering from Miami University in 1995. In 2019, they completed the Leading Operational Excellence program at MIT Sloan Executive Education. Kelly recently obtained a Master of Business Administration degree from Jack Welch Management Institute in 2021.