John Mathew

John Mathew is the Vice President of Global Business Development at Chemical Market Analytics (CMA), a division of OPIS, a Dow Jones company, with over 32 years of experience, notably with ADNOC, Saudi Aramco, Lyondell Basell Industries.

Prior to his current position, John served as the Vice President of Downstream Strategy & Business Development at ADNOC and held several key leadership positions in Saudi Aramco’s downstream chemicals business. He also held CEO roles in multiple downstream processing businesses and was involved in market development efforts at Basell Polyolefins, which later became Lyondell Basell Industries.

With a global career spanning the Middle East and Asia, within the downstream energy and chemicals sector, John is well known in this space globally. Key career highlights are his significant contributions within the chemicals business within Saudi Aramco, the downstream directorate within ADNOC and the early 2000s growth of the Asian business of Basell Polyolefins. His career spans hands-on expertise in key areas such as strategy, partnerships, market and business development. John has extensive experience in leading several high value investment decisions and transactions in the chemicals and energy space. He is part of the leadership team within CMA and he supports chemical industry C-suite clients globally, as a thought-leadership and knowledge partner on strategic & core issues, as they navigate their business through the global landscape.

John holds a Master’s degree in Marketing Management and a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering.