Allen Burchett

Allen Burchett

Global Head of Next Level Program- Oil, Gas and Chemicals, ABB

Allen Burchett leads our global growth program for Oil and Gas for ABB. In this role, he is focused on growth initiatives that span the breadth of ABB. Allen is based in Houston, TX and reports to the Executive Committee of ABB in Zurich.

His previous role focused on organic and inorganic strategic initiatives that enabled ABB to achieve growth plans in North America. These initiatives spanned several market segments including Smart Grid, Wind, Solar, Energy Efficiency, Rail, US Federal Government and Datacenters. The leaders of these efforts reported to Allen. He also led our Business Development Team in North America.

Since joining ABB in 1995 from PepsiCo, Allen has led several of our company’s operations as General Manager for various power manufacturing businesses and Manager of Marketing and Sales for Medium Voltage Products in North America. Prior to his previous Business Development role, Allen was the Head of M&A in North America.

Allen is a graduate of North Carolina State University where he earned his Bachelor of Science in Engineering. Allen has completed Executive Leadership courses at Duke University and international business management courses at IMD in Switzerland. Allen has been active on several Boards and Advisory Committees including: Advisory Board for Advanced Energy for WVU, The Wake County Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Business Advisory Board, the North Carolina Solar Advisory Board, Wake Tech Electrical Advisory Board, and the Research Triangle Park Cleantech Cluster Board of Directors. He is a Certified Merger & Acquisition Advisor and a member of the Association for Corporate Growth.