Brendan Cummins

Brendan is a seasoned industry executive with 40 years of industry and leadership experience. Formerly, he was Chief Executive Officer of Ciba Inc., the major international chemicals company headquartered in Switzerland. 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. He joined Ciba-Geigy in Ireland in the early 70’s and went on to hold many senior international positions in locations including Switzerland, China, UK, Hong Kong and Singapore. He is currently a non-executive director of Ashland Inc., a global speciality chemical company quoted on the New York Stock Exchange where he is also a member of The Ashland Audit Committee and Chair of The Nominations and Governance Committee. Brendan also serves as a non-executive Board Member of The Perstorp Group Headquartered in Sweden and is a member of the Remuneration Committee. In addition, he is the Senior Non-executive Director of the Nanoco Group, Chairs that company’s Remuneration Committee and is a member of The Audit Committee. He is also a strategy advisor to several Irish enterprises.