Biography

Michael J. Shannon was the Chief Executive Officer of Houghton International Inc., a global leader in delivering advanced metalworking fluids and services for the automotive, aerospace, metals, mining, machinery, offshore and beverage industries, from December 2015 until July 2019. Previously, he was Houghton’s Chief Operating Officer from April 2014 until November 2015. Mr. Shannon joined Houghton in 2009 as Senior Vice President Global Operations, Supply Chain, Information Technologies (IT) and Environmental, Health and Safety (EH&S) before assuming additional commercial responsibilities for the Asia Pacific region in 2013. Prior to joining Houghton, Mr. Shannon spent 24 years at Ashland Inc. in various senior-level positions including Corporate Officer and President of Global Supply Chain; Senior Vice President of Ashland’s $1.5B Global Performance Materials Division and Vice President/General Manager of the Petrochemicals Division. Mr. Shannon has served on Quaker Houghton’s Board since August 2019 and is a member of the Sustainability Committee. Prior to the combination with Quaker Chemical Corporation, he also served as a member of the board of directors of Houghton International Inc.