Sleiman Bassila
About Sleiman Bassila
Sleiman Bassila is the Chemicals Business Manager at ExxonMobil, with extensive experience in various managerial roles and a strong background in polymer and plastics engineering.
Title
Sleiman Bassila serves as the Chemicals Business Manager at ExxonMobil. He took on this role in 2022 and is based in Ontario, Canada. In this capacity, he manages a chemicals and plastics business with a profit and loss exceeding 1 billion dollars annually.
Professional Experience
Sleiman Bassila has a comprehensive career history with ExxonMobil, holding various managerial positions. From 2020 to 2022, he was the Global Business Development Executive in Houston. He was the Asia Pacific Petrochemical Complex Planning Manager from 2018 to 2019 and the Financial Reporting Manager from 2015 to 2018 in Calgary, Canada. Between 2012 and 2015, he served as the US Gulf Coast Venture Planning Manager in Houston. Additionally, he was the Product Manager for Rotational & Injection Molded Polyethylene from 2009 to 2011 and the Supply Chain Manager for Imperial Oil petrochemical business from 2007 to 2008 in Calgary. Bassila's extensive international experience also includes a stint as a Supply Chain Specialist from 2006 to 2007 and as a Manufacturing Engineer and supervisor from 1999 to 2006, both in Sarnia.
Early Career
Sleiman Bassila began his professional journey at Air Liquide, where he worked as a Marketing Analyst for Industrial Gases from 1998 to 1999 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He subsequently joined ExxonMobil, where he has held multiple roles over the years.
Education and Expertise
Sleiman Bassila has a strong academic background in polymer and plastics engineering, combined with business management. He earned his Bachelor of Applied Science in Polymer/Plastics Engineering from McGill University in 1997. He then received a Master's degree in Polymer/Plastics Engineering from IFP School in 1998. In addition, Bassila achieved a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Business & Management from Collège des Ingénieurs in 1999.
Board Membership
Sleiman Bassila is an active member of the board of the Chemistry Industry Association of Canada (CIAC). His role on the board highlights his commitment to the industry and his influential position within the field.