Simon Mawson, PhD

CEO

Princeton, New Jersey, United States28 yrs 9 mos experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Over 25 years of leadership in industrial and materials sectors.
  • Expert in building high-performance teams and driving innovation.
  • Proven track record in P&L management and strategic growth.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a leader in the industrial and materials sectors with a focus on innovation and strategic growth.

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CoatingsAdditivesNew Business DevelopmentStrategyPolymersCross-functional Team LeadershipManagementLeadershipKey Account ManagementMergers & AcquisitionsProduct ManagementPaintStrategic PlanningChemical EngineeringSales

About

Simon Mawson brings over 25 years of global leadership experience in the industrial, chemical, and materials sectors. He has held senior roles spanning P&L management, marketing, strategy, sales, and R&D at Honeywell, Henkel, Solvay (Synesqo), Dow Chemical, Rohm and Haas, and Union Carbide. Now at Solstice Advanced Materials, he leverages a customer-first mindset and a passion for innovation and building high performance teams to position Electronics and Specialty Materials (ESM) business for accelerating growth.

Experience

Solstice advanced materials

Senior Vice President, Electronics & Specialty Materials

Oct 2025 – Present · 5 mos · Morris Plains, New Jersey, United States · On-site

Honeywell

2 roles

President Advanced Industrial Solutions

Jul 2024 – Oct 2025 · 1 yr 3 mos

Vice President & General Manager Electronics and Materials

Jun 2022 – Jul 2024 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Henkel

2 roles

Senior Vice President, Head Business Accelerators / Incubators

Jan 2020 – Jun 2022 · 2 yrs 5 mos · Bridgewater, New Jersey, United States

  • Building New Growth Platforms (NGPs) for Henkel Adhesive Technologies (10 billion Euro) by assembling critical capabilities through Partnership / M&A (startups and SMEs), and leveraging SBU parenting advantage to scale. Areas of focus: 3D Printing; Printed Electronics; Automation solutions and Data-enabled Business Models.

Senior Vice President / General Manager, Adhesive Technologies

Nov 2014 – Dec 2019 · 5 yrs 1 mo · Bridgewater, New Jersey, United States

  • Responsible for ~700 M$ Turnover and >500 FTE selling adhesives, sealants, and coatings into a wide range of industrial end markets (Medical, Heavy Equipment, Appliance, Rail, Filtration, Cable and Connectors, Maintenance, Repair and Operation - MRO, Aftermarket, Power and Industrial Automation, Datacom / Telecom)

Solvay

Vice President, Novecare

Jan 2011 – Oct 2014 · 3 yrs 9 mos · Cranbury, New Jersey, United States

  • Paint and Coatings, Adhesives, Transformation, Innovation, P&L

Dow chemical

Marketing Director, Dow Coating Materials

Apr 2009 – Dec 2010 · 1 yr 8 mos · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

  • Paint and Coatings, Additives, Integration

Rohm and haas

4 roles

Strategic Marketing Manager, Asia Pacific

Feb 2007 – Mar 2009 · 2 yrs 1 mo

  • Paint and Coatings, Building and Construction, Innovation, Customer Segmentation

Global Key Account Manager, Johns Manville

Promoted

Apr 2005 – Feb 2007 · 1 yr 10 mos

  • Building and Construction, Nonwovens, Sustainability, Transformation, Six Sigma

Account Manager

Promoted

Jan 2002 – Apr 2005 · 3 yrs 3 mos

  • Paint and Coatings, Building and Construction

Technology Analyst

Apr 2001 – Dec 2001 · 8 mos

  • Innovation Road Mapping, R&D Portfolio Management

Union carbide / dow chemical

Sr. Engineer / Principle Scientist

Dec 1996 – Mar 2001 · 4 yrs 3 mos · South Charleston, West Virginia, United States

  • Polyethylene, UNIPOL, metallocene catalysts, R&D and Licensing, patents, scaleup

Education

Duke University - The Fuqua School of Business

MBA

Jan 2000 – Jan 2002

The University of Texas at Austin

PhD — Chemical Engineering

Jan 1992 – Jan 1996

North Carolina State University

BS — Chemical Engineering

Jan 1987 – Jan 1991

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