SantoLubes - Breakfast Reception

01/09/2024
8:10 AM to 10:30 AM
(GMT+08:00) Hong Kong
The Clipper, American Club, 8 Connaught Place 48/F, Two Exchange Square,

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About

Hailing from South Carolina USA, SantoLubes is a manufacturer of unique and innovative synthetic fluids, lubricants, and greases that provide solutions for difficult applications.

SantoLubes has a long history of serving the Maritime, Aerospace, Electronics, Aviation, Automotive, Power, and Industrial sectors.

Please join us for breakfast, and see how SantoLubes' lubricants and greases offer cost effective long-term solutions for your components and critical machinery.

If you have any questions, please contact Michael Wajntal by email or telephone at +852 9022 5541. 

Agenda

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Registration Starts
Registration Starts
Start
8:10 AM
End
8:30 AM
Opening Remarks by U.S. Commercial Consul
Opening Remarks by U.S. Commercial Consul
Start
8:35 AM
End
8:40 AM
Breakfast Ready
Breakfast Ready
Start
8:40 AM
End
9:20 AM
SantoLubes' Presentation
SantoLubes' Presentation
Start
8:40 AM
End
9:10 AM
Networking Session
Networking Session
Start
9:20 AM
End
10:30 AM

Speakers

Other
Geoffrey Parish Speaker image

Geoffrey Parish

Senior Commercial Officer at U.S. Commercial Service Hong Kong

John Pezzillo Speaker image

John Pezzillo

CEO of SantoLubes

John Pezzillo is the Chief Executive Officer of SantoLubes Manufacturing, LLC based in Spartanburg, South Carolina.   Mr. Pezzillo brings over forty years of experience in the chemical and manufacturing industries serving in both senior management and legal counsel roles. This unique blend of technical, operational, and legal experience combined with his Six Sigma approach has led SantoLubes to rapidly expand the products and services offered to the global market.  Mr Pezzillo holds a BS in Chemistry, MBA in Finance and a Juris Doctorate.

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Dr. Thomas Forbus

President & CTO at SantoLubes

Dr Thomas R Forbus, PhD

President and Chief Technology Officer

After taking a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry at Auburn University and a PhD in organic chemistry at the University of Illinois, he joined Mobil in their Corporate Research in Princeton, NJ, where he spent 19 years in lubricants research until Exxon purchased Mobil. After 4 years with ExxonMobil in lubricants research, he joined Ashland in Lexington, KY, in the Valvoline Division as Chief Scientist. After 8 years with Valvoline, he assumed his current position for 13+ years as President and CTO of Santolubes in Spartanburg, SC.

He is inventor on 36 US patents and author on 13 scientific publications. His work over his 43-year career has focused mainly on improved processes for base oil production and the production of synthetic base oils and formulated products. His extensive research on the structure/composition influence on property and performance relationships in lubricant base oils has resulted in numerous valuable discoveries and patents.