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QXO Names Ken West as President and COO Amid Ambitious Revenue Targets

Guavy AI Editorial Team Published August 25, 2026

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QXO has appointed Ken West as its new President and Chief Operating Officer (COO), effective September 1. West brings over two decades of experience in operations, strategy, finance, M&A, and integration within large industrial businesses to the role.

He joins QXO from Honeywell Technologies, where he most recently served as President and CEO of Honeywell Process Technology. During his tenure at Honeywell, West led several significant business segments, including Energy and Sustainability Solutions, UOP, and Advanced Materials.

West's appointment comes as QXO continues to build a large-scale building products distribution platform through acquisitions and organic growth. The company serves an estimated $800 billion market and is targeting $50 billion in annual revenue within the decade.

'Ken is an exceptional operator with the executional rigor to lead QXO's operations,' said Chairman and CEO Brad Jacobs. 'He has demonstrated an ability to achieve outstanding results across a number of industrial businesses.'

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