Keith Wiggins

Biography

Keith is a highly experienced chemicals industry executive. He began his career with ICI, working in R&D and manufacturing, before joining The Dow Chemical Company (“Dow”) in 1989 as a sales manager in its London office. He went on to lead progressively bigger and more complex specialty chemical businesses around the world, living in Germany, Switzerland and the USA. In 2006 Keith returned to the UK as managing director for Dow UK, Ireland & Nordic. He held this position until 2013 and, from 2006 to 2011, he was concurrently CEO-global business director of Haltermann, a specialty chemicals subsidiary of Dow. Keith, who graduated in chemistry at Imperial College, London, is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry. He has held a number of industry offices including President of the Chemical Industries Association between 2011 and 2013.

Research Interest

Keith is a highly experienced chemicals industry executive. He began his career with ICI, working in R&D and manufacturing, before joining The Dow Chemical Company (“Dow”) in 1989 as a sales manager in its London office. He went on to lead progressively bigger and more complex specialty chemical businesses around the world, living in Germany, Switzerland and the USA. In 2006 Keith returned to the UK as managing director for Dow UK, Ireland & Nordic. He held this position until 2013 and, from 2006 to 2011, he was concurrently CEO-global business director of Haltermann, a specialty chemicals subsidiary of Dow. Keith, who graduated in chemistry at Imperial College, London, is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry. He has held a number of industry offices including President of the Chemical Industries Association between 2011 and 2013.