Alistair Steel - Executive Director - Industry Sector Halogens / Euro Chlor and Fine, Specialty & Consumer Chemicals

Alistair Steel is the Executive Director of Euro Chlor, which represents the European chlor-alkali industry. A British national, Mr Steel is responsible for directing and managing the various activities of the federation’s Brussels-based Secretariat staff.

Prior to joining Euro Chlor in June 2006, Alistair Steel had over 18 years of service with Rhodia (former Rhône-Poulenc), the last five years as Managing Director and Country Manager of Rhodia UK Ltd. During this period, he successfully introduced a “shared service” management model into the UK organisation.

He had previously been Managing Director of Rhodia Eco Services Ltd (1993-2000), Business Director of Staveley Chemicals Ltd / Rhone Poulenc (1987-1993), Sales and Marketing Director of MP United Drug Company (now Molecular Products) from 1984 to 1987, and he had held various positions with Lankro Chemicals Ltd (1974-1984).

Mr Steel obtained a BSc degree in chemical physics at the University of Sussex (1973) and a PGCE at the University of Lancaster (1974). He attended the Oxford University Business Summer School in 1993. During his career, he chaired various councils, such as the National Sulphuric Acid Association (1995-2001), the European Sulphuric acid Association (1997-2001), REACH steering committee (2000-2003) and the UK Chemical Industries Association (2003-2005).

Outside of the chemical industry, he chaired the North Darbyshire Training and Enterprise Council (TEC) and the East Midlands TEC, sitting on the TEC National Council from 1998 until its dissolution in 2001. He was also a member of Darby University Governing Council between 1998 and 2000.