In August, Honeywell Technologies announced the appointment of Honeywell Technologies veterans to new leadership roles within the business that are taking effect this month.
Billal Hammoud transitions to serve as President and CEO of Process Technology, part of the company’s Process Automation & Technology (PA&T) reportable business segment, effective Oct. 1, 2026. A veteran of Honeywell Technologies, Hammoud will succeed Ken West, who left the company to pursue an external opportunity as of Aug. 31, 2026. Juan Picon, formerly president of the highly successful Building Automation (BA) Americas business, will succeed Hammoud as president and CEO of Building Automation, also effective Oct. 1, 2026.
Hammoud and Picon will both report to Vimal Kapur, chairman and CEO of Honeywell Technologies.
“Billal elevated Building Automation into one of our clearest examples of accelerated growth, disciplined transformation, customer-centered execution and new product innovation," said Kapur. "His deep experience in strategy execution, track record of driving operational rigor to deliver strong results and successful M&A integration ─ including our $4.95 billion acquisition of Access Solutions ─ makes him the ideal choice to lead Process Technology into its next phase of growth and profitability."
Kapur said, “Juan brings more than two decades of Honeywell Technologies experience combining measurable business impact with a clear commitment to our customers and culture. Most recently, he led the creation of a regional structure in the Americas, pivoted the business towards higher growth verticals such as healthcare, hospitality and data centers and accelerated the adoption of Forge to deliver strong results."
"Both Billal and Juan’s appointments demonstrate the depth and strength of our leadership bench across Honeywell Technologies,” added Kapur. “We are also grateful to Ken for his contributions and his leadership in helping position Process Technology for future growth over the long term and wish him every success in his new endeavor.”
About Billal Hammoud
Since 2023, Hammoud has served as President and CEO of Building Automation, transforming the business by accelerating annual organic growth* from 2% in 2023 to 8% in 2025. With a sharper focus on higher-growth verticals, empowering local teams through a regional structure and bringing innovative new products to customers, including Honeywell Technologies Forge Connected Buildings, Hammoud led Building Automation to seven consecutive quarters of high-single-digit organic growth and margin expansion.
Prior to leading Building Automation, Hammoud served as President and General Manager of Smart Energy and Thermal Solutions for Honeywell Technologies Performance Materials and Technologies, leading a portfolio focused on energy management, electrification and thermal solutions. Earlier in his career, he held senior leadership roles including Vice President and General Manager of Thermal Solutions and Vice President and General Manager of Combustion Controls. Outside of Honeywell Technologies, Hammoud held leadership roles at ESAB (formerly part of Colfax). He holds an MBA and a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Wayne State University.
About Juan Picon
Since rejoining Honeywell Technologies in 2024 as President of the Fire Life Safety business, Picon has continued to expand his leadership impact across the company. As President of Building Automation Americas, he has strengthened customer engagement throughout the region while increasing the business' focus on higher-growth verticals. Prior to returning to Honeywell Technologies in 2024, Picon served in executive leadership roles at Sensata Technologies, WESCO Distribution and General Cable.
Picon previously spent more than 18 years at Honeywell Technologies in a variety of leadership positions across the company’s business segments, including its automation and controls business. His accomplishments earned him the company’s annual Chairman’s Award in 2025, the highest recognition awarded to employees for superior performance. He holds an MBA from Arizona State University, a master’s degree in European Union Law from the University of Carlos III of Madrid, a Diploma in Business from the Centro de Estudios de Comercio of Madrid and a Law degree from the University Complutense of Madrid.
Honeywell Technologies is a global, pure-play automation company with a legacy of innovating to help solve the world’s most mission-critical challenges, enhancing the quality of life for people and communities around the world. We serve the building, industrial, and process sectors with a broad portfolio of services, solutions, and products, underpinned by our Honeywell Technologies Accelerator operating system and Honeywell Technologies Forge intelligence layer. By combining the deep domain expertise of our more than 50,000 employees with decades of data from our global installed base, we are uniquely positioned to lead the industrial sector’s transition from automation to autonomy.
