Powell Steps Down as National Starch Chairman and CEO
Powell (60) has been an Executive Director of ICI since 2000. He joined National Starch in 1976 and has worked for 30 years in a variety of international roles for the business before becoming Chairman of National Starch in 1999.
07/04/06 ICI has announced that William H Powell, Chairman and Chief Executive of National Starch and Chemical, will retire from National Starch with full effect, from the end of October, and has accordingly stepped down from the ICI Board. For an interim period, starting in June, John McAdam, Chief Executive of ICI, will assume responsibility for National Starch.
Powell (60) has been an Executive Director of ICI since 2000. He joined National Starch in 1976 and has worked for 30 years in a variety of international roles for the business before becoming Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of National Starch in 1999.
Under his leadership National Starch has achieved world class levels of safety, revitalised important areas of technology leadership in both natural and synthetic polymers, established programmes to generate manufacturing and supply chain excellence and helped develop strong growth platforms in Asia and in markets for electronic materials and specialty synthetic polymers.
John McAdam commented: "Bill's contribution to the success of National Starch has been outstanding and we wish him well in the future. National Starch has started 2006 well and Bill leaves the business in good health and with strong opportunities to build on the leadership positions he helped establish in natural and synthetic polymer technology."
