Mr. Powell recently retired from National Starch and Chemical Company where he served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since 1999. Accordingly, he also stepped down as a director of ICI PLC and American Chemistry Council. Currently he is the Vice Chairman, Board of Trustees of State Theatre Performing Arts Center in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Mr. Powell holds a B.A. degree in Chemistry and an M.S. in Chemical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University and an M.A. in Business Administration from the University of North Dakota. |