Juan Miguel Gonzalez Barboteo

Juan Miguel Gonzalez Barboteo

Vice President – Large Projects Business Development for Middle East, Egypt and Turkey (MEET) & India

Juan Gonzalez is Vice President, Large Project Business Development (LPBD) for Air Products business in the Middle East, Egypt & Turkey (MEET), and India. He is responsible for pursuing and winning strategic projects that support Air Products’ profitable growth in the region. He is also the Business manager and accountable for the industrial gases business of Air Products in India, including leadership responsibility for Air Products world-scale industrial gas facility in Kochi, Kerala; and has responsibility for the relationship with our JV operations, INOX Air Products. Juan is also a director of Prodair Air Products India Private Limited in India and of Air Products Qudra and Blue Hydrogen Industrial Gases companies in Saudi Arabia.

Juan joined Air Products in 2003 in the European Graduate Career Development Program. From 2005 to 2014, Juan served in several roles in the European Finance team including the Business Controller position for Air Products Southern Europe business. In 2014, he moved from Hersham, UK to Barcelona, Spain after being named Commercial Director Southern Europe. In that role, he significantly grew top line revenues and led a large team focused on business development and sales activities. He was named to his current role in 2022 after serving 2 years as Director of Business Development Large Projects for Air Products in Europe and Africa.

Juan earned a BSc in Environmental Sciences from the Universidad Autonoma de Madrid (Spain), an MSc in Analytical Chemistry from University College Cork (Ireland), and an MBA from the London Business School. Juan is also a member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants in the United Kingdom.