
Tom Huizinga
Business Development Manager, Avantium
Business Consultant for Avantium since 2012. Tom has been instrumental in growing the Refinery Catalyst Testing business for Avantium. He is an highly respected industry expert with an amazing breadth and depth of knowledge and experience in oil refining. Tom is also the CEO at his own consultancy firm, Huizinga Enterprises, serving refinery clients worldwide. Tom has over 30 years of experience primarily in Global Oil Refining, Manufacturing, Technology, Operations and overall global management roles. Tom was Shell’s expert on Hydrocracking Developments (units design, operational advice, catalysts selection, etc.) managing R&D hydrocracking catalysts development programs.