Rafael Gonzalez

Regional Marketing Manager Asia Pacific
W.R. Grace
Spain

Rafael González Sánchez, PhD is Regional Marketing Manager, Asia Pacific, for W. R. Grace & Co.’s Refining Technologies business. Rafael joined Grace as an R&D researcher leading new FCC catalyst and ZSM-5 additives developments, then moved to an FCC Regional Technical Sales Manager role for several years prior to current position. Rafael holds a master’s degree in chemical engineering and a Ph.D. in Engineering and Advanced Technologies from Barcelona University, Spain. His thesis topic was Heterogeneous Catalysis Developments for the Refining Industry. Rafael has more than 15 years of extensive multidisciplinary experience in catalyst design and development as well as FCC unit technical service. He is the co-author of several publications in the FCC industry field.