james booth
advisor, chemicals


James Booth is the Advisor for Chevron Chemicals, a position he assumed in June 2022. In his current position Booth is responsible for driving Business Strategy & Planning, Leading Performance Champion, and Sustainability Champion.
Prior to this role, Booth was the Commercial Product Lifecycle Manager, Downstream Technology & Services Products & Technology, leading a team with global responsibility for heavy duty OEM strategy, product line strategy and technology development.
Booth Joined Chevron in 2008 as a research Engineer located in Rotterdam. He has held successively more commercial roles in Chevron Oronite and Chevron Lubricants. During those experiences, Booth has grown a passion for market supported application of lubricant technology, and how to communicate value propositions to customers.
James earned a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering and PhD in Tribology from University of Southampton.