David Sadler is a chemist by training. Following degrees from Durham and Southampton University he was granted a Royal Society fellowship to work at the Max Planck Insitut fuer Strahlenchemie in Germany. He then joined ICI. In a varied career he has worked as a research chemist in the ICI New Science Group, Runcorn, as a process physical chemist in the ICI Grangemouth manufacturing site, in R & D and marketing for the ICI speciality business in Blackley, Manchester. When ICI demerged David stayed with Zeneca and moved to be R & D Director for Zeneca Speciality Inks in the USA before joining Zeneca Agrochemicals in Jealott's Hill in the South-East of England. Today he is Head of Formulation Europe for Syngenta, the worlds leading Agibusiness, formed from a merger of the Zeneca and Novartis agriscience businesses in November 2000. He manages staff in the UK and Switzerland and spends rather too much time on planes.
Dr Dave Alker
Honorary Immediate Past President
Following a BSc and PhD in organic chemistry at the University of Sheffield, Dave undertook postdoctoral studies in the US under the guidance of Professor Sir Derek Barton before taking a temporary lectureship at the University of Sheffield. He joined Pfizer in 1981 as a medicinal chemist and worked in cardiovascular, gastrointestinal and respiratory therapeutic areas before transferring to become Discovery Recruitment and Academic Liaison Manager. Dave retired from Pfizer in 2005 and currently works as a consultant in chemistry recruitment and academic liaison.
Dr David Rowles
Dr Jacquin Wilford-Brown
I am currently looking after the Analytical & Information Services for International Paint. International, manufactures performance coatings for marine, industrial, protective and yacht markets. We have some 5000 employees in more than 50 countries. We are also part of the wider Akzo Nobel group. We focus on chemical analysis, and have a range of instruments and techniques developed over the years for our customers. The type of work includes supporting technical service personnel in the field (and across the world), production problems from site and analysis for both research and development teams. Running the Analytical lab is a great place to be, as I get to talk to other scientists from all over the company and find out about the chemistries and technologies they are working on. The challenge comes in interpreting the problems they describe and identifying the best analytical work to find the solutions they need. Before moving into analysis, I worked in research & development of coatings, adhesives, and materials.
Dr David Evans
David Evans obtained his BSc (1964) and MSc (1965) in chemistry from the University of Mancester, UK. He completed his Ph.D in plant natural products there in 1967. He held fellowships at MIT, Massachesetts, USA and at Cambridge University, UK, before appointment in 1971 as lecturer in Organic Chemistry at the University of Southampton, UK. He was appointed in 1979 as Head of Chemistry, Fisions Agrochemical Division, UK and subsequently became Director of Research and a member of the Board of Schering Agrochemicals Ltd. He joined ICI Agrochemicals in 1989 as Research General Manageer and after demerger in 1993 he became Director of Research and Development of Zeneca Agrochemicals (later AstraZeneca). Following merger with Novartis 2000, he was appointed head of Research & Technology and member of the Executive Committee of Syngenta International AG, based in Basel, Switzerland. Since his retirement in 2003, in addition to consultancy work, he has held several honorary positions including visiting professorships, board membership of a number of research institutes and membership of several scientific advisory boards. He is involved with learned societies, including the RSC, SCI and IUPAC.
Dr David Hollinshead
Mr Christian Jones
Christian is a Member of the RSC and has currently been co-opted onto the ITF Executive committee; he is also the Secretary of the SonoChemistry Group and the RSC Representative for Prosonix Limited based in Oxford.
Past roles in the RSC have included member of the Peninsular Section Committee in the South West and organising the 1st Cornish Synthetic Organic Chemistry Symposium.
Since leaving the University of Leeds in 2001, where he studied and completed his Masters of Chemistry Degree, Christian has worked in the Pharmaceutical Industry. Companies he has worked for include GlaxoSmithkline and Tripos Discovery Research both in Process Chemistry roles and in April 2006 he embarked on a career in the commercial side of Pharmaceuticals and Chemicals with Prosonix where he works as Business Development Manager and travels extensively worldwide promoting and building the Prosonix brand and commercialising its proprietary technology.
Mr Colin Humphris
Dr Riaz Choudhery
Liz Rowsell
Dr Jim Darwent
Dr Melissa Hanna-Brown
Dr David Prest
Honorary Immediate Past President
David has 28 years experience in the chemical industry with Johnson Matthey and ICI. He has worked in a variety of technical, commercial and operational roles in the catalyst, surfactant, speciality materials, explosives and petrochemical sectors, including two years spent in the USA. David is currently Director of Technology and Business Development for Johnson Matthey Emission Control Technologies, having previously been global Director for the Heavely Duty Diesel emission control business. David trained in chemistry, with a BSc from Loughborough University and PhD from Cambridge University. As well as being the Honorary Immediate Past President of the Industry and Technology Forum of the Royal Society of Chemistry David is also a Member of the User Panel of the UK Engineering and Physical Science Research Council.
Professor Mike Green
Dr Alan Brooker
Dr David Karsa
Consultant in Surface and Speciality Chemicals since 2003 (TensioMetrics Limited). Former Research & Technology Development Manager of Akzo Nobel Surface Chemistry AB. 35 years experience mainly in surfactant and related performance chemicals and their applications. Former chairman of and now Technical Consultant to BACS (British Association for Chemical Specialities) trade association. Former president of RSC Industrial Division. Long term active member of the RSC Speciality Chemicals Sector Group and Chairman of the RSC North West Trust.
Tim Jessel
Dr Mike Pitts
Mario Moustras
Manager, Industry and Business
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