HOUSTON – KP Engineering, LP has named Chris Eley as its new executive vice president, global business development.
With extensive leadership experience in sales, marketing and business development of international projects for the refining, petrochemicals, syngas and LNG markets, Eley will be responsible for leading KPE’s sales and marketing efforts in refining, petrochemicals, syngas and renewables as the company grows. He joins KPE from Petro-Chem Development Co., acquired by Axens of France in 2018, where he served as president and CEO since 2012. Prior to that, he served as its senior vice president, sales and marketing, from 2006 until 2012. In 1990, he was one of five people that founded KTI Corp.’s Houston fired heater business, where he remained in various roles until his departure for Petro-Chem Development in 2006.
Eley holds a degree in mechanical engineering from Texas Tech University.