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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 |
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| Rona Fairhead |
Business |
c. 1962 |
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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 |
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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
PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| John Harvey-Jones |
Business |
16-Apr-1924 |
9-Jan-2008 |
Chairman of ICI, 1982-87 |
| James A. Kennedy |
Business |
? |
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National Starch and Chemical Company |
| Brendan O'Neill |
Business |
c. 1948 |
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CEO of Imperial Chemical Industries, 1999-2003 |
EMPLOYMENT
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| 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 |
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Statistician at University of Wisconsin |
| Robin Freestone |
Business |
c. 1959 |
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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 |
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Chairman, Royal Bank of Scotland |
| Kim Williams |
Business |
c. 1956 |
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Wellington Management Company |
| Neil R. Withington |
Attorney |
c. 1957 |
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General Counsel, British American Tobacco |
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