Ian Hudson

Ian Hudson is the president of DuPont Europe, Middle East & Africa, and president of Du Pont de Nemours International SA Geneva.

Ian Hudson joined DuPont in 1998 from ICI when DuPont purchased ICI's Polyester Films business. He was business director Europe for that business and on joining DuPont, he was appointed regional director Europe for the combined business. He relocated to Geneva after five years in Wilmington, Delaware, where he was global business director Sorona®/Bio PDO in DuPont's Bio-based Materials Business. In January 2004 he was named regional director - DuPont Advanced Fiber Systems and DuPont Nonwovens - Geneva. He was named to his current position in April 2006.

His career with ICI spanned 18 years, during which time he held a number of commercial and business management roles, including assignments in France and in the United States, as well as extensive travel in Asia.

Ian Hudson graduated from Oxford University with an MA degree in French and German.