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Zeidler, David Ronald (1918 - 1998)

AC, Kt cr, CBE, FAA FTSE

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Chemist and Company director

Born: 18 March 1918 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Died: 12 March 1998 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

(Sir) David Ronald Zeidler was Chairman and Managing Director ICI Australia Limited 1973-80.

Career Highlights

Educated University of Melbourne (MSc).

Chronology
1942 - 1952 Worked at the CSIR, later the CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation)
1952 - 1962 Research Manager, then Development Manager, then Controller of the Dyes and Fabrics Groups at Imperial Chemical Industries of Australia and New Zealand Limited (ICIANZ)
1963 - 1971 Executive Director at Imperial Chemical Industries of Australia and New Zealand Limited (ICIANZ)
1971 Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
1971 - 1972 Managing Director at ICI Australia
1972 Deputy Chairman at ICI Australia
1973 - 1980 Chairman and Managing Director at ICI Australia
1976 - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE)
1979 Knight Bachelor (Kt cr)
1980 Retired
1983 - 1988 President of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering
1985 - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
1990 Companion of the Order of Australia (AC)

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See Also

Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/scripts/tia-dynindex.php3?EID=P001339. [ Details ]

Structure based on ISAAR(CPF) - click here for an explanation of the fields.

Prepared by: McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993
Modified: 9 October 2006

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Originally published 1994-1999 by Australian Science Archives Project, 1999-2006 by the Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre
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