John Romano

Chief Executive Officer, Tronox

John Romano is Chief Executive Officer of Tronox.

Tronox is a titanium dioxide producer that owns the Namakwa Sands mineral sands operation on the Western Cape west coast. In 2026 it restarted a furnace at Namakwa and prepared to bring the West Mine back into production.

In the job

  1. Reported a furnace restart and plans to bring the West Mine back online at Namakwa Sands to build inventory, including zircon, ahead of demand. Source

Career before

  1. Co-Chief Executive Officer, Tronox
  2. Executive Vice President, Chief Commercial and Strategy Officer, Tronox
  3. from 1988Senior sales and marketing leadership roles at Tronox and predecessor companies

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Oklahoma State University

Sources

  1. tronox.com
  2. s1.q4cdn.com
  3. tronox.com

Facts last checked 3 November 2026. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.

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