David Andrew

Vice President, ExxonMobil Chemicals and
Fuels and Lubricants Sustainability, ExxonMobil 

Originally from Manchester, U.K., David (Dave) Andrew holds a Bachelor of Science with honors from McMaster University, Canada, and a Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of Western Ontario, Canada. 

Dave joined ExxonMobil in 1994 as part of the research department of the company’s Canadian affiliate, Imperial Oil. He assumed various technical and managerial positions in the next years, and holds multiple patents in the area of lubricant formulations. 

In 2004, Dave joined ExxonMobil’s Belgium affiliate heading up its asphalt and heavy products business for Europe, Africa and the Middle East. 

Dave moved from Brussels to Fairfax, Virginia, in 2007 to lead ExxonMobil’s global aviation business. In 2009, Dave was appointed Global Manager of Planning and Strategy for the Lubricants & Petroleum Specialties Company at the Houston campus. In 2012, he led the merger of ExxonMobil Fuels Marketing Company and ExxonMobil Lubricants & Petroleum Specialties Company and was subsequently appointed Global Manager of Planning and Strategy for the newly consolidated company. 

Dave directed in 2014 a new venture for the company to form the ExxonMobil Catalysts and Licensing Company, and he was subsequently appointed Vice President, Catalysts and Licensing of ExxonMobil Chemical in 2015. 

Since Dave was appointed Vice President of Chemical and Fuels & Lubricants Sustainability in 2017, he has spearheaded efforts to develop high-impact sustainable solutions for issues such as transportation and mobility and the challenge of plastic waste.