Chairman and managing director

Citation

(1999), "Chairman and managing director", Anti-Corrosion Methods and Materials, Vol. 46 No. 4. https://doi.org/10.1108/acmm.1999.12846dab.020

Chairman and managing director

Chairman and managing director

Keyword: Elf Atochem

At a recent board meeting, David Gresham was confirmed as chairman and managing director of Elf Atochem UK Ltd. This follows the retirement of James Puckridge as chairman on 31 December 1998.

A chemical engineering graduate, David Gresham (50) joined Elf Atochem in 1980 as chief executive - Polystyrene Division. As the company acquired further manufacturing facilities he became industrial director in 1991 and then deputy managing director in 1995, with additional responsibility for all commercial divisions. In February 1997 he became managing director of Elf Atochem UK Ltd.