10 Westlake finance leaders
SVP & Chief Financial Officer, segment controller and director of FP&A and strategy are among the current titles held by these Westlake finance leaders. A reader can learn how finance leaders work at Westlake from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Amit Sheel
LinkedInExperience: Director, FP&A and Strategy - Chlorovinyls Segment · Westlake
Amit Sheel has been Director, FP&A and Strategy - Chlorovinyls Segment at Westlake since November 2018, based in Houston. Amit Sheel was Sr. Manager - FP&A at Axiall, a Westlake Company from 2014 to 2018 and Director - FP&A and Strategy at CP Kelco from 2012 to 2014, and the profile describes acting as a business partner to C-level and senior management.
Barron Davis
LinkedInExperience: Director - Plant Controlling and Cost Accounting · Westlake
Barron Davis has been Director - Plant Controlling and Cost Accounting at Westlake since October 2021, based in Eastlake, Colorado, and the listing also shows the role Director - Plant Controlling & Cost Accounting at Westlake Royal Roofing Solutions starting in 2007. Barron Davis was Regional Controller at IPG from 2005 to 2007.
Brent Morris, CPA, CA
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Director, Segment Controller - Housing & Infrastructure Products · Westlake
Brent Morris has been Sr. Director, Segment Controller - Housing & Infrastructure Products at Westlake since September 2025, based in Toronto. Brent Morris was Director, Controller - Westlake Royal Building Products at Westlake from 2024 to 2025, Associate Director, Controller-Siding and Trim from 2020 to 2024 and Director of Corporate Consolidation and Compliance there from 2014 to 2020.
Carlos Nieves
LinkedInExperience: Division Controller, Westlake Pipe & Fittings · Westlake
Carlos Nieves has been Division Controller, Westlake Pipe & Fittings at Westlake since April 2013, based in Houston, and the profile says Carlos Nieves directs and oversees the financial close and reporting. Carlos Nieves was Group Controller, Pipe & Fence at CertainTeed Saint-Gobain from 2008 to 2013 and General Auditor, North America Head of Internal Audit at Saint-Gobain from 2005 to 2008.
Jon Baksht
LinkedInExperience: SVP & Chief Financial Officer · Westlake
Jon Baksht has been SVP & Chief Financial Officer at Westlake since June 2026, based in Greater Houston. Jon Baksht was EVP, Chief Financial Officer at Fortune Brands Innovations from 2025 to 2026 and Chief Financial Officer at Pactiv Evergreen Inc. from 2022 to 2025, and has been a board member at Duxion Motors since 2022.
Jorge Recchini
LinkedInExperience: Associate Director Corporate Accounting · Westlake
Jorge Recchini has been Associate Director Corporate Accounting at Westlake since January 2016, based in Greater Houston. Jorge Recchini was International Accounting Director -Latin America Controller at Exterran from 2013 to 2016 and Accounting Manager- Upstream Controller at Repsol from 2008 to 2013.
Karen Teh, CPA, CA
LinkedInExperience: Sr Director Assistant Corporate Controller · Westlake
Karen Teh has been Sr Director Assistant Corporate Controller at Westlake since November 2005, based in Houston, and was Senior Audit Manager at KPMG from 1997 to 2005. The profile headline describes Karen Teh as an accounting executive leading corporate controllership, technical accounting and special projects.
Muhammad Qasim Farooq
LinkedInExperience: Associate Director - Technical Accounting · Westlake
Muhammad Qasim Farooq has been Associate Director - Technical Accounting at Westlake since September 2023, based in Greater Houston. Muhammad Qasim Farooq was Director of Finance at Abra in 2023, Controller there from 2021 to 2023 and Senior Manager at PwC from 2019 to 2021.
Shaunna Pietraszewski
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Segment Controller - Performance & Essential Materials · Westlake
Shaunna Pietraszewski has been Senior Director, Segment Controller - Performance & Essential Materials at Westlake since August 2026, based in Houston. Shaunna Pietraszewski was Senior Director, Finance and Accounting at Halliburton from 2022 to 2025, Director of Sustainability Reporting there from 2021 to 2022 and Director of Finance - Product Service Line Controller for Cementing and Production Solutions from 2020 to 2021.
Yalan Wang
LinkedInExperience: Director (Associate Director - Division Controller , Division head of Accounting & Finance) · Westlake Royal Building Products
Yalan Wang has been Director (Associate Director - Division Controller, Division head of Accounting & Finance) at Westlake Royal Building Products since May 2023, based in Houston. Yalan Wang was Director, Finance at Catalent from 2022 to 2023, Controller there from 2021 to 2022 and Assistant Corporate Controller at Flotek Industries, Inc. from 2019 to 2020.
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- 01What did you change first when you took on your current finance role, and why?
- 02How do you decide which numbers a business leader needs to see each month?
- 03What has your own work taught you about closing the books quickly without losing control?
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