Imperial Chemical Industries

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Imperial Chemical Industries

COMPANY

Formed by 1926 merger of four British chemical companies -- Nobel Industries (founded by Alfred Nobel); Brunner, Mond and Co.; United Alkali Co.; and British Dyestuffs Corporation). ICI Pharmaceuticals spun off as Zeneca in 1994.

Official Website:
http://www.ici.com/

Industry:
Chemical

Ticker:
LSE:ICI

Corporate headquarters:
London, England

Employees:
32,000

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Max F. Perutz Chemist 19-May-1914 6-Feb-2002 X-Ray analysis of hemoglobin

EXECUTIVES

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Rona Fairhead Business c. 1962 CEO of Financial Times Group

John Harvey-Jones Business 16-Apr-1924 9-Jan-2008 Chairman of ICI, 1982-87

Alfred Nobel Inventor 21-Oct-1833 10-Dec-1896 Dynamite inventor, established Nobel Prize

Brendan O'Neill Business c. 1948 CEO of Imperial Chemical Industries, 1999-2003

Sir Robert Robinson Chemist 13-Sep-1886 8-Feb-1975 Researcher of alkaloids

CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Joseph T. Gorman Business 1-Oct-1937 CEO of TRW, 1988-2001

Richard Haythornthwaite Business c. 1957 Chairman of Mastercard

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

John Harvey-Jones Business 16-Apr-1924 9-Jan-2008 Chairman of ICI, 1982-87

James A. Kennedy Business ? National Starch and Chemical Company

Brendan O'Neill Business c. 1948 CEO of Imperial Chemical Industries, 1999-2003

EMPLOYMENT

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Derek Barton Chemist 8-Sep-1918 16-Mar-1998 Conformational analysis

James W. Black Scientist 14-Jun-1924 22-Mar-2010 Propranolol and cimetidine

George Box Mathematician 18-Oct-1919 Statistician at University of Wisconsin

Robin Freestone Business c. 1959 CFO of Pearson

George Isaak Astronomer 7-Mar-1933 5-Jun-2005 Resonant scattering spectroscopy

Percy Julian Chemist 11-Apr-1899 19-Apr-1975 Physostigmine and cortisone

Tom McKillop Business 19-Mar-1943 Chairman, Royal Bank of Scotland

Kim Williams Business c. 1956 Wellington Management Company

Neil R. Withington Attorney c. 1957 General Counsel, British American Tobacco

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