Bo Brantley

Senior Vice President Global Manufacturing at Albemarle Corporation

Friendswood, Texas, United States

About

Global operations leader with a proven track record of delivering outstanding safety, quality, and productivity. Diverse experience across multiple disciplines: chemical manufacturing management; operational excellence leadership; health, safety & environmental leadership; product management; strategic sourcing; sales & operational planning; and research and development. Delivers on vision and strategy by inspiring teams, championing accountability, and effective execution in a matrixed and multicultural organization.

Experience

  • Albemarle Corporation (27 yrs)
    • Senior Vice President Global Operations
      Nov 2024 - Present · 1 yr 8 mos

    • Chief Operating Officer, Energy Storage
      Mar 2024 - Oct 2024 · 8 mos

      Global manufacturing, supply chain, process technology, and engineering operations for the Energy Storage business unit, primarily producing lithium hydroxide and lithium carbonate.

    • Vice President HS&E and Operational Excellence
      Apr 2020 - Mar 2024 · 4 yrs

      - Senior company executive for HS&E and OpEx, reporting to CEO and part of Albemarle’s Leadership Team - Improved safety performance by over 60%, leading to consistent top quartile performance - Deployed a Manufacturing Excellence Management System delivering over $200 million in productivity - Championed digitization efforts across manufacturing and HS&E