Laura Schwinn

President, Specialty Catalysts

Laura Schwinn joined Grace as President, Specialty Catalysts & Process Technology in November 2018. Grace’s Specialty Catalysts operating segment includes the company's market-leading polyolefin and chemical catalysts business and its UNIPOL® Polypropylene Process Technology licensing franchise.

Over her career, Laura has held leadership positions in operations, strategic marketing, product development, joint venture partnerships and M&A activity for multi-billion-dollar enterprises. Prior to joining Grace, she was Chief Executive Officer of C&C Reservoirs, a cloud-based analogue intelligence system for upstream subsurface applications delivering solutions to challenges across the oil and gas lifecycle. Before joining C&C Reservoirs, Laura worked for 12 years at Halliburton, one of the world's largest providers of products and services to the energy industry, with increasing roles of responsibility. Her last position at Halliburton was as Global Leader, Vice President, Drill Bits and Services, operating in over 60 countries with manufacturing, technology development, sales and operations. Laura has also held international business development roles with Schlumberger Corporation.

Throughout her career, she has worked in London, England; Caracas, Venezuela; Singapore; and Puebla, Mexico.

Laura earned her Bachelor of Commerce degree in International Business from the University of Victoria, Canada. Additionally, she has served on boards in the U.S., Canada, the Middle East, and China. Currently, Laura is a member of the Board of Directors of Pason Systems Inc. (TSX: PSI)