Richard A Hazleton

Biography

Mr Hazleton is a former Chairman and CEO of US-based global corporation Dow Corning. He joined Dow Corning in 1965 and held numerous positions in engineering, manufacturing and finance, both in the US and Europe. He was appointed as CEO of the company in 1993, and Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO in 1994. During his career with Dow Corning, Mr Hazleton performed the roles of European Area Vice President and Director of Finance, and after returning to the US, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer. In this latter global role he was responsible for the preparation of all public financial reports, and relationships with financial regulatory agencies and independent auditors. Mr Hazleton retired from Dow Corning in 2001. Mr Hazleton is based in the US and brings to the table an international lens on product development, manufacturing, science and technology. He has significant experience in the areas of Strategy, Finance and Risk. Mr Hazleton has served on the boards of the American Chemistry Council and the Chemical Bank and Trust Company (Midland, MI, USA) as well as several non-profit social service agencies in Michigan and Belgium.

Research Interest

Specific skills and experience areas Having held various executive roles up to and including as Chairman and CEO of Dow Corning over a 36 year period as well as non-executive directorships, Mr Hazleton brings the following significant skills and experience to the Board of Starpharma – international experience; regulation/public policy, licensing and commercialisation of innovation, science and technology; governance; strategy and risk management; financial accounting, audit and risk; OH&S; and remuneration.