KIMBERLY K. DENNEY President Air Liquide America LP Houston, Texas BS ChE 1982, University of Missouri-Rolla MBA 2001, Rice University

Kim is the President of Air Liquide America LP, driving the distributor and cylinder business of the world's largest industrial gas company in the United States. Air Liquide's products include medical gases for hospitals; gases for welding, food processing, chemical plants and refineries; and products and services to assure high tech laboratory equipment is operating correctly. Her team extends from Alaska to Houston to Hawaii.

As Kim's career has progressed she has: led chemical plant operations in utilities, methanol and olefin production; held key roles in multi-hundred million dollar project execution; spent 3 years in Energy procurement; enjoyed sales and marketing of industrial gases; directed operations and commercial activities associated with Air Liquid's Mississippi River Pipeline' and guided distribution and logistics for the Air Liquide U.S. bulk liquid tractor/trailer fleet. Kim holds one patent for Control of pH in a Water Quench of a Partial Oxidation Process and she is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Texas.

Kim's career has included: solid operations and project experience, energy procurement, sales, and too many "special projects" to mention. She has learned to value trusting her instincts, seeking out new approaches, and taking risks. She devotes herself to work and her daughter, Alex. Her husband Terry Doyle, a former chemical plant superintendent, provides the crucial support needed for this type of career.