New Vice President, Research Director To Head Exxonmobil Research Qatar
Date
2/28/2023 1:00:52 AM
(MENAFN- The Peninsula) The Peninsula
Doha: ExxonMobil has appointed David Palandro (pictured), PhD, as Vice President and Research Director for ExxonMobil Research Qatar (EMRQ). Dr Palandro assumed his new role in late December 2022, replacing Ana Laplaza, who was reassigned to the United States.
Dr Palandro has worked for ExxonMobil for 12 years in various research and technical global support positions. Immediately prior to this latest appointment, he served as Environmental Management Lead at EMRQ.Before joining ExxonMobil in 2012, he was a Research Scientist and Scientific Support Coordinator (SSC) for Oil Spill Response for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, where he served as the Florida SSC and Deputy Incident Commander during Deepwater Horizon.
“We're delighted to welcome David Palandro as Vice President and Research Director of ExxonMobil Research Qatar,” said Dominic Genetti, President and General Manager for ExxonMobil Qatar.“David knows Qatar, our research community and industry partners well and has built up a wealth of experience across our focus areas at the center, as well as a strong partnership network.”“We encourage and support our people to push the boundaries for continued innovation, and we're looking forward to seeing more exciting progress at our research under David's leadership in support of meeting the objectives of the Qatar National Vision 2030 by leveraging nature-based solutions,” added Genetti.“I am honored and privileged to lead EMRQ and its wonderful team of researchers,” said Dr Palandro.“Working together with our partners to promote collaboration, scientific knowledge and research is a positive and important way to blend our expertise for the benefit of the local community and society as a whole. We will continue to ensure that our impactful research continues to make a real difference here in Qatar,” he added.
Dr Palandro has an M.S. and PhD in Marine Science from the University of South Florida, and a B.S. in Biology and History from the State University of New York College at Brockport. He continues to serve on graduate student advisory committees and teaches environmental, remote sensing and oil spill response courses.
EMRQ is a state of the art facility located in the heart of Qatar Science and Technology Park (QSTP) in Doha. The center was established in 2009 to bring together scientists and researchers to enable progress in key strategic research areas of common interest to the State of Qatar and ExxonMobil.
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