The Becht Team
Kevin Smith
Kevin Smith is a seasoned global executive with 30 years of experience leading transformational change across the refining, chemicals, and process industries. He specializes in driving operational excellence, enterprise-wide strategic improvement, and digital strategy execution within complex, asset-intensive organizations. His leadership spans more than 40 countries across 6 continents, where he has consistently delivered sustained financial, operational, and organizational impact.
Kevin’s core capabilities include architecting and implementing large-scale operational excellence programs, redesigning and streamlining organizations, and aligning technology with business strategy to unlock measurable value. He has led multi-site refinery and petrochemical transformations generating significant improvements in yield, energy efficiency, reliability, and cost performance — often delivering eight- and nine-figure annual value creation. His approach emphasizes sustainable results through capability development and workforce engagement, ensuring improvements are embedded and maintained by site teams.
In addition, Kevin brings deep expertise in digital transformation and technology commercialization. He has guided industrial AI and software organizations in defining go-to-market strategy, establishing product-market fit, and integrating customer success models to accelerate growth. As a senior executive and board member, he has also played a key role in corporate transformation and M&A execution, helping position organizations for long-term strategic success.
Kevin received his Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
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