Women in Tanks: Hande Cote

Hande Cote, head of engineering at Johnson Matthey, came from an under-represented society. When she was a young girl in school, she experienced several power outages and studied under gasoline lamps. This made her want to alleviate both energy and water poverty – so Cote became an engineer. After studying engineering and completing her PhD, she couldn’t wait to start developing the products and services that could be used to benefit people’s daily lives. With that motivation, shortly after finishing her post-doctorate studies at Imperial College London, Cote started in the oil and gas industry in the UK. Now, with over two decades of experience in the chemicals and energy sectors, and having worked as head of engineering in LATAM, EMEA, and East Asia, Cote is grateful the industry has given her the opportunity to serve the communities, tribes, and various levels of society through the reach of services and products. A day in the life In her current position as head of engineering at Johnson Matthey, Cote is responsible for overseeing the engineering management and assurance of 28 global chemicals/production sites through the development of engineering standards and...