Honeywell’s UOP announced that Jim Rekoske has been named vice president and general manager for its Renewable Energy and Chemicals business. Rekoske will succeed Jennifer Holmgren who is retiring from UOP after 23 years of service to the company.
Rekoske joined UOP in 1996 and has served in a number of R&D and business positions, including, engineering manager, technical director for UOP’s Catalysts, Adsorbents and Specialties business in the area of petrochemicals, director of technology for Universal Pharma Technologies (a UOP joint venture), and, most recently, senior manager, catalysis research and development.
He is the inventor or co-inventor named on 20 U.S. patents, with another 10 patent applications pending. He was also recently awarded the 2010 Herman Pines Award from the Chicago Catalysis Club in recognition of his numerous technical breakthroughs in catalysis science.
Rekoske earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in chemical engineering at the University of Wisconsin and a doctorate in chemical engineering from the University of Delaware. He also earned an MBA degree from the University of Chicago.
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