Role of the Board
Our Board is responsible for the governance of CIA. It has specific oversight
of our finances, including the setting of our budget and financial forecasts.
It also has responsibility for the remuneration of Executive Committee
members. The Board sets the general direction of the Association, agrees
annual strategic objectives and measures performance. The Board has two
Committees – Audit & Risk and Remuneration.
Board members
CIA President is Chair of the Board and Council
Role of the Council
Our Council has overall responsibility for the policy work of the Association,
including issues such as net zero, energy and trade. There are 5 strategy
groups consisting of policy executives from member companies reporting to
Council, usually chaired by a member of Council itself.
Board members also sit on the Council.
Council members
Russel Argo - Brenntag UK
Martin Ashcroft - TATA Chemicals Europe Limited
David Atchison - TriRx Pharmaceutical Services Ltd
Will Barton - ViridiCO2 Ltd
Nick Bone - ExxonMobil Chemical Limited
Nigel Bouckley - INEOS Inovyn
David Calder - Solenis UK Industries Ltd
John Case - Dow Chemical Company Ltd
Steve Elliott - Chemical Industries Association
Billy Gittins - Eternis Fine Chemicals UK Limited
Tony Hankins - Hunstman Polyurethanes UK Limited
Adrian Hanrahan - Robinson Brothers Limited
Melanie Jury - Mitsubishi Chemical UK Limited
Jeroen Kossen - Tronox Pigment UK Limited
Kevin Matthews - Scott Bader Company Ltd
Eugene McKenna - Johnson Matthey PIc
Cammy Mitchell - GlaxoSmithKine
William Mounsey - Innospec Limited
Vicky Reed - Gower Chemicals Ltd
Mark Robinson - Croda International plc
Jant Sankey - Orbia Fluor and Energy Materials (also known as Koura)
Paul Shelley - Ingevity UK Ltd
Izzy Sloan - GlaxoSmithKine
Amy Summerton - SABIC UK Petrochemicals Ltd
Harry Swan - Thomas Swan & Co Ltd
Faisal Tabbah - Synthomer plc
Mark Williams - SABIC UK Petrochemicals Limited
Role of the Executive Committee
Our Executive Committee is responsible for the day-to-day management and
operation of the Association and reports to the Board.
Left to right: CIA's Executive Committee members
Nishma Patel, Phil Mutero, Steve Elliott and Simon Marsh
For contact details of the Executive Committee, please see
Our Team
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