Executive bios
Infineum Corporate Leadership Team
Chris Locke
EVP Sustainable Transportation
In his current role as EVP Sustainable Transportation, Chris is accountable for commercial activities linked to Infineum’s lubricants businesses associated with the internal combustion engine, notably passenger car, heavy duty diesel, marine, small and large engine. This includes accountability for the Customer Centricity agenda, the customer interface and business outcomes together, and market and business segment strategies, ultimately delivering against both short and longer term profitability growth targets for Sustainable Transportation.
Chris has 30 years of experience in the lubricant additives industry and has been a member of the Infineum executive committee since 2014. Prior to his current appointment as EVP Commercial, Chris has held several leadership positions, such as Chief Strategy Officer, EVP Supply, EVP Marketing and Technology, Business Manager for Lubricants and Fuels Additives segments, and led the China Venture as Infineum embarked on a major investment programme in the country.
In the earlier stages of his professional career, Chris worked as Lubricants Technology Manager for the European and Asia Pacific regions, and held various scientific and technical service roles.
Chris holds a BSc and DPhil in Chemistry from the University of York in the UK.
