Brendan Cummins
Non-Executive Senior Independent Director
Nanoco technologies
Korea
Biography
Brendan is a highly experienced chemicals industry executive with 40 years of industry and leadership experience. Most recently, he was Chief Executive Officer of Ciba Inc., the major international chemicals company acquired by BASF in 2009. During his executive career he worked for many years at the Ciba-Geigy Group and then at Ciba Inc., which was formed in 1998 when Ciba-Geigy separated its chemical and pharmaceutical interests. Brendan joined Ciba-Geigy in 1971 in Ireland and went on to hold many senior international positions at Ciba-Geigy and at Ciba Inc. in locations including Switzerland, China, Hong Kong and Singapore. A qualified accountant, he is currently a non-executive director of Ashland Inc., a global speciality chemical company quoted on the New York Stock Exchange.
Research Interest
Brendan is a highly experienced chemicals industry executive with 40 years of industry and leadership experience. Most recently, he was Chief Executive Officer of Ciba Inc., the major international chemicals company acquired by BASF in 2009. During his executive career he worked for many years at the Ciba-Geigy Group and then at Ciba Inc., which was formed in 1998 when Ciba-Geigy separated its chemical and pharmaceutical interests. Brendan joined Ciba-Geigy in 1971 in Ireland and went on to hold many senior international positions at Ciba-Geigy and at Ciba Inc. in locations including Switzerland, China, Hong Kong and Singapore. A qualified accountant, he is currently a non-executive director of Ashland Inc., a global speciality chemical company quoted on the New York Stock Exchange.
