Don Low
About Don Low
Don Low is the Fuels and Lubes Maintenance Manager at ExxonMobil in Singapore, with extensive experience in maintenance leadership and molecule management.
Current Professional Role
Don Low currently serves as the Fuels and Lubes Maintenance Manager at ExxonMobil. In this role since 2019, he focuses on integrating market competitiveness with a passion for people to enhance maintenance capabilities. His work emphasizes building personal and professional accountability within the maintenance organization while striving for safety, quality, and productivity in business results.
Previous Positions at ExxonMobil
Before his current role, Don Low held several key positions at ExxonMobil. These include Program and Shutdown Maintenance Manager (2017-2019), Demurrage Advisor (2016-2017), Mogas Planner (2015-2016), Mogas Blender (2015), Combustion Engineer (2013-2014), Utilities Engineer (2012-2013), Fuels and Lubes Maintenance Planner (2011-2012), Fuels Maintenance Supervisor (2009-2010), Lubes Maintenance Supervisor (2008), and Maintenance Engineer (2007). These roles have provided him with extensive experience in molecule management and supply movement, contributing to his expertise in maintenance leadership.
Service in Singapore Armed Forces (SAF)
In addition to his corporate career, Don Low served in the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) from 2001 to 2021. His roles included Brigade Logistics Officer (2017-2021) and Platoon Commander/Company 2IC (2001-2003). These experiences have helped him in developing high-performing teams through conscientious guidance and personnel development, valuable in his subsequent corporate roles.
Educational Background
Don Low completed a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Nanyang Technological University, where he studied from 2003 to 2007. This educational foundation has been instrumental in his various technical and engineering roles over the years, enabling him to approach maintenance with a strategic mindset focused on planning, scheduling, and execution excellences.
Approach to Maintenance Leadership
Don Low's approach to maintenance leadership is strategic and multifaceted. He focuses on planning, scheduling, and executing excellences to achieve safety, quality, and productivity business results. His leadership style emphasizes the development of personal and professional accountability within the maintenance organization and the cultivation of high-performing teams through targeted guidance and development of personnel.