Ben Patel

Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer at SMURFIT WESTROCK PLC

Net worth: 2 M $ as of 2026-07-30

58 year

56 connections

Consumer Services

Producer Manufacturing

Consumer Durables

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Ben P.
Patel is currently an Independent Director at Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. since 2018 and Chief Innovation & Science Officer at WestRock Co. since 2023.
Formerly, Dr. Patel was Chief Innovation & Science Officer at Smurfit WestRock Plc from 2023 to 2024, Chief Technology Officer & Senior Vice President at Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. LLC from 2019 to 2021, Chief Technology Officer & Senior Vice President at Tenneco, Inc. from 2018 to 2019, and Senior Scientist at GE Global Research Center from 1998 to 2007.
Education includes a doctorate from Yale University and an undergraduate degree from the University of Ottawa.

Known holdings in public companies

Company	Date	Number of shares	Valuation	Valuation date
LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.02%	2026-04-16	8,567 ( 0.02% )	2 M $	2026-07-30

Ben Patel active positions

Companies	Position	Start
LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS, INC.	Director/Board Member	2018-02-20
SMURFIT WESTROCK PLC	Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer	2023-03-31

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Former positions of Ben Patel

Companies	Position	End
COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY	Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer	2021-06-30
TENNECO INC.	Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer	2019-03-31
GE Global Research Center	Corporate Officer/Principal	2007-11-30

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Private companies	7
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. LLC Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. LLC Automotive AftermarketConsumer Durables Manufactures and sells tires	Consumer Durables
Tenneco, Inc. Tenneco, Inc. Auto Parts: OEMProducer Manufacturing Manufactures and sells automotive emission control, ride control products and systems	Producer Manufacturing
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. Industrial MachineryProducer Manufacturing Manufactures welding, cutting and brazing products	Producer Manufacturing
Yale University Yale University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
University of Ottawa University of Ottawa Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
GE Global Research Center
WestRock Co. WestRock Co. Containers/PackagingProcess Industries Manufactures paperboard packaging and other paper products	Process Industries