The Lubrizol Corp., a Berkshire Hathaway Company, announced that Rebecca Liebert has been named the company’s president and CEO, effective October 3, 2022. She succeeds Mary Rhinehart, who has served as interim president and CEO since March of this year. Rhinehart will continue as the company’s board chair.
Liebert was most recently executive vice president of PPG Industries. She joined PPG in June 2018 leading the automotive OEM coatings business, including PPG's mobility initiatives. Her final responsibilities included PPG's global industrial segment businesses, Asia-Pacific region oversight, and functional responsibility for global procurement, resin and industrial segment manufacturing. Prior to PPG, Liebert served as president and CEO of Honeywell UOP, an international supplier to the petroleum refining, gas processing, petrochemical production, and major manufacturing industries. Prior to joining Honeywell, Liebert served as president of Reynolds Food Packaging.