Executive Vice-President, Innovative Plastics

Keith Smith is Executive Vice President of Innovative Plastics, a business unit of Saudi Basic Industries Corporate (SABIC), a role which he assumed in December 2011. SABIC ranks among the world’s top petrochemicals companies, and is a global market leader in the production of polyethylene, polypropylene and other advanced thermoplastics, glycols, methanol and fertilizers.  Innovative Plastics is a leading global supplier of engineering thermoplastics that serves diverse markets such as automotive, electronics, building & construction, transportation, and healthcare with new polymer technologies, global application development, process technologies, and environmentally responsible solutions.  Innovative Plastics, a wholly owned subsidiary of SABIC, was founded in September 2007 with the acquisition of GE Plastics. 

Prior to his current role, Mr. Smith had been with DuPont since 1980.  His most recent position with DuPont was Vice President, Sourcing and Logistics & Chief Procurement Officer, Wilmington, Delaware. Prior to this, he was Vice President and General Manager, DuPont Engineering Polymers, Wilmington, Delaware; Global Marketing, Sales and Development Director, DuPont Engineering Polymers, Geneva, Switzerland; and held other managerial and professional positions in TiO2, Advanced Fibers, Industrial Chemicals, Sales, Corporate Strategic Development and Research & Technology.

Mr. Smith is a graduate of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Chemical Engineering.