Matt Brenner has been with Blue Grass Chemical Specialties since August 2022. He has worked in the specialty chemical and power generation industries for over 18 years. Before Blue Grass, he was responsible for Hydrogenation and Custom Catalyst business development and sales for an international specialty chemical company. Before that, he was a sales and service manager responsible for business development for a Power Generation OEM in Southeast Asia, which included performing equipment inspections and growing a customer base in a brand-new territory.
As President of Blue Grass, Matt is responsible for profitable and sustainable growth and keeping their many customers happy with high-quality products and industry-leading lead times. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Louisville. In his free time, Matt loves traveling to new places with family and friends. One of his 2023 highlight trips was riding snowmobiles in Yellowstone National Park. He has visited over 30 countries and he and his wife look forward to showing their 3 young children some of those locations as they get older. His fondness for his hometown of Louisville, KY shows with his KY Derby glass collection that goes back to 1955.