Keynote Speaker at F+L Week F+L week in Singapore which will be held from March 1-5 at the Regent Hotel Singapore is a star-studded event.

Among our keynote speakers at the 16th Annual Fuels and Lubes Asia Conference is Andres (Andy) Tugendhat, Vice President-Sales of Chevron Oronite Co., LLC. He is based in San Ramon, California, U.S.A. Born in Caracas, Venezuela, Andy graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and possesses a Master’s degree in Business Administration from St. Mary’s College. Andy has worked in various business units within Chevron Corp., the last 20 years being in Oronite. At Oronite, he has held various positions of increasing responsibility including Fuel Additives Product Manager, Business Manager for the Americas Region, Vice President for Global Marketing and Business Management, and Oronite Asia Pacific Regional Manager based in Singapore. His previous position was Vice President, Products and Technology. Prior to joining Oronite, Andy worked as a Project Engineer for various upstream and downstream projects within Chevron Corp.

Steve Przesmitzki is a Fuels and Lubricants Technology Manager for the United States Department of Energy’s (DOE) Vehicle Technologies Program. He also works with the Biomass Program on joint projects related to non-petroleum based fuels. Steve’s main function is to support the development of energy policy and management of research programs as applied to fuels and lubricants in transportation. Steve’s prior work experience includes work as a project manager for DOE’s National Renewable Energy lab and 14 years in vehicle powertrain design and development at Ford Motor Company. While at Ford, he spent significant time working on flexible-fuel vehicle development, as well as developing on-board diagnostic systems. Steve holds a Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, an MS from the University of Michigan, and a BS from Kettering University; all in Mechanical Engineering. He is also registered as a Professional Engineer.

Andrew Foulds is Vice President, Lubricants Technology at Shell. He has been responsible for the Shell Lubricants global technology strategy since 2005. He leads the global Lubricants Technology team at Shell Global Solutions, which focuses on product development and technology support, and is also responsible for site leadership at The Shell Technology Centre Thornton, U.K. Previously, he was Vice President Mobility for the Shell Consumer business (2001-2005) after holding the post of Vice President Global Lubricants Marketing (1997). In the early 1990s, Andrew held positions in Industrial Lubricants and worked in both the Fuels and Lubricants global marketing departments. In 1987, on assignment in Australia, Andrew worked in Shell’s Australian Product Development laboratory, developing, implementing and then marketing and selling new lubricants products. Andrew joined Shell in 1980 at the Thornton Research Laboratory in the U.K., where he led a number of Fuels and Lubricants product development projects. He holds a First Class Honours degree in Chemistry from Oxford University and a PhD from Oxford & Imperial College in London.

Paul Greening is currently Director, Emissions & Fuels, of the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA) based in Brussels, Belgium. He was a representative of the U.K. government for several years before moving in 1996 to work for the European Commission in Brussels (Directorate General Enterprise & Industry) where, amongst various things, he drafted proposals that resulted in the political agreement of the Euro 3 and 4 emission limits, technical tests for light-duty vehicles, the Euro III to V standards for heavy-duty vehicles and OBD for light and heavy-duty vehicles. After a return spell in the U.K. Department for Transport, Paul subsequently joined ACEA in September 2006. He is responsible for coordinating the European automotive industry positions on pollutant emissions and fuel quality legislation and is involved in influencing policy makers regarding their future legislative plans, as they will affect the European motor industry.