QXO names Ken West as president and COO, effective September 2026

QXO, Inc. (NYSE: QXO) announced the appointment of Ken West as President and Chief Operating Officer, effective September 1, 2026. West will report to Chief Executive Officer Brad Jacobs and oversee the company's day-to-day operations.

West joins QXO from Honeywell Technologies, where he most recently served as President and CEO of Honeywell Process Technology. During his six years at Honeywell, he led three major business segments, including Energy and Sustainability Solutions and Honeywell UOP. He was involved in the acquisition of Johnson Matthey's Catalyst Technologies business and the acquisition of Sundyne, as well as the spin-off of Solstice Advanced Materials.

Before Honeywell, West spent 13 years at PPG Industries, where he served as Global Vice President of Packaging Coatings and led the integration of AkzoNobel Architectural Coatings North America. West holds an MBA from Carnegie Mellon University's Tepper School of Business and a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Purdue University.

Jacobs said in a statement: "Ken is an exceptional operator with the executional rigor to lead QXO's operations. He has demonstrated an ability to achieve outstanding results across a number of industrial businesses."

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