QXO Names Ken West President and Chief Operating Officer

QXO, Inc. announced that it has appointed Ken West as President and Chief Operating Officer, effective September 1, 2026, the company said in a filing with the SEC.

West will report to Chief Executive Officer Brad Jacobs and be responsible for QXO's day-to-day operations. 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, adding that his leadership will be instrumental as the company looks to scale its platform and deliver outsized shareholder value. West said he is excited to join QXO at this pivotal moment in its growth and eager to help build the preeminent company in the building products industry.

West joined Honeywell in 2018 and rose to lead three major business segments within six years, including Energy and Sustainability Solutions, Honeywell UOP, and Honeywell Advanced Materials. In his most recent role, he helped shape Process Technology into a more growth-oriented business, including the spin-off of the company now known as Solstice Advanced Materials, and led the acquisition of Sundyne and its integration with Honeywell's automation and digital platforms.

Before Honeywell, West spent 13 years at PPG Industries, where he served as Global Vice President of Packaging Coatings and held leadership roles in operations, integration, corporate planning, and finance, including leading the integration of AkzoNobel Architectural Coatings North America. He earned an MBA from Carnegie Mellon University's Tepper School of Business and a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Purdue University.

QXO is a distributor and installer of building products serving an $800 billion market, and describes itself as North America's largest distributor and installer of insulation, the second-largest distributor of roofing products, the second-largest publicly traded distributor of lumber and building materials, and the largest distributor of waterproofing products.

Finazon · prior-day close · Aug 24, 2026