Neil Carson | |
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Born | Neil Andrew Patrick Carson 15 April 1957 |
Nationality | British |
Education | Emanuel School |
Alma mater | Coventry University |
Occupation | Businessman |
Years active | 1980–present |
Title | former CEO, Johnson Matthey |
Term | 2004–2014 |
Predecessor | Michael Dearden |
Successor | Robert MacLeod |
Board member of | AMEC plc |
Neil Andrew Patrick Carson OBE (born 15 April 1957) is a British businessman, who was the chief executive (CEO) of Johnson Matthey, a British multinational chemicals and precious metals company, from 2004 to 2014.
Carson grew up in south London and attended Emanuel School. He has an engineering degree from Coventry University. [1]
Carson joined Johnson Matthey in 1980, and was appointed to the board of in 2002, and promoted to CEO in 2004. Since 2010, Carson has been a non-executive director of AMEC plc.
Carson retired in 2014, and was succeeded as CEO of Johnson Matthey by Robert MacLeod. [2] [3]
Carson is a member of the advisory board for the Cambridge Programme for Sustainability Leadership. Carson has also served as the chairman of UK government's sustainable consumption and production taskforce. [4]
In 2010, he was awarded an honorary doctorate by Anglia Ruskin University. [5]
Carson was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2016 Birthday Honours for services to the chemical industry. [6]
Neil Carson | |
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Born | Neil Andrew Patrick Carson 15 April 1957 |
Nationality | British |
Education | Emanuel School |
Alma mater | Coventry University |
Occupation | Businessman |
Years active | 1980–present |
Title | former CEO, Johnson Matthey |
Term | 2004–2014 |
Predecessor | Michael Dearden |
Successor | Robert MacLeod |
Board member of | AMEC plc |
Neil Andrew Patrick Carson OBE (born 15 April 1957) is a British businessman, who was the chief executive (CEO) of Johnson Matthey, a British multinational chemicals and precious metals company, from 2004 to 2014.
Carson grew up in south London and attended Emanuel School. He has an engineering degree from Coventry University. [1]
Carson joined Johnson Matthey in 1980, and was appointed to the board of in 2002, and promoted to CEO in 2004. Since 2010, Carson has been a non-executive director of AMEC plc.
Carson retired in 2014, and was succeeded as CEO of Johnson Matthey by Robert MacLeod. [2] [3]
Carson is a member of the advisory board for the Cambridge Programme for Sustainability Leadership. Carson has also served as the chairman of UK government's sustainable consumption and production taskforce. [4]
In 2010, he was awarded an honorary doctorate by Anglia Ruskin University. [5]
Carson was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2016 Birthday Honours for services to the chemical industry. [6]