Quaker Houghton appoints Fleck as chief supply chain officer

Quaker Houghton announced that Jeffrey L. Fleck has joined the company as senior vice president and chief supply chain officer effective February 27, 2023.  Fleck is responsible for leading Quaker Houghton’s global end-to-end supply chain organisation.

Quaker Houghton, which is headquartered in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, U.S.A., is the global leader in industrial process fluids. With a presence around the world, including operations in more than 25 countries, Quaker Houghton’s customers include thousands of the world’s most advanced and specialised steel, aluminum, automotive, aerospace, offshore, container, mining, and metalworking companies.

 “I am pleased to welcome Jeff to Quaker Houghton.  He brings extensive leadership capabilities and supply chain expertise to optimize and strengthen our global footprint, operations and processes and further enable the company to execute on our long-term growth strategy,” said Andy Tometich, chief executive officer and president.

Prior to joining Quaker Houghton, Fleck most recently served as senior vice president and chief supply chain officer for Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products Company from 2016 to 2023.  From 2010 to 2015, he was senior vice president and chief supply chain and R&D officer at Zep, Inc.  Prior to Zep, he also held various supply chain management leadership positions at The Clorox Company, American Home Products, and Cargill Incorporated.