QXO Appoints Ken West as President and Chief Operating Officer
QXO, Inc. (NYSE: QXO), today 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 be responsible for QXO’s day-to-day operations.
West brings an extensive track record of high-impact operational leadership and driving major business transformations. He joins QXO from Honeywell Technologies, where he most recently served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Honeywell Process Technology, which holds the leading global position in process technology. West has more than 20 years of experience leading large, complex industrial businesses across operations, strategy, finance, and integration. He was responsible for the acquisition of Johnson Matthey’s Catalyst Technologies business and spearheaded its integration.
Brad Jacobs, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of QXO, said, “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. His leadership will be instrumental as we look to scale our platform and deliver outsized shareholder value.”
