Person

Zeidler, David Ronald (1918 - 1998)

AC Kt FAA FTSE

Born
18 March 1918
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died
12 March 1998
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Occupation
Chemist and Company director

Summary

Sir David Zeidler was Chairman and Managing Director ICI Australia Limited 1973-1980.

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Educated University of Melbourne (MSc).

Chronology

1942 - 1952
Career position - Worked at the CSIR, later the CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation)
1952 - 1962
Career position - 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
Career position - Executive Director at Imperial Chemical Industries of Australia and New Zealand Limited (ICIANZ)
1971
Award - Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) - For services to industry, science and education
1971 - 1972
Career position - Managing Director at ICI Australia
1972
Career position - Deputy Chairman at ICI Australia
1973 - 1980
Career position - Chairman and Managing Director at ICI Australia
1975 - 1987
Award - Foundation Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences
1979
Award - Knight Bachelor (Kt) - for services to industry
1980
Life event - Retired
1984 - 1987
Career position - President, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences
1985
Award - Chemeca Medal, Engineers Australia Chemical College, Royal Australian Chemical Institute, Institution of Chemical Engineers in Australia, and IChemE in New Zealand
1985 - 1998
Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
1987 - 1988
Career position - President, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering
1987 - 1998
Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE) [Foundation Fellow AATS 1975]
1990
Award - Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) - For service to science and technology, to business and to the community

Published resources

Books

  • Beale, Bob, Engineering a Legacy: Memories of the journey of CSIRO Chemical Engineering (Clayton, Victoria: CSIRO Minerals, 2005), 124 pp. pages 23-28, 89. Details

Newspaper Articles

  • Gottliebsen, Robert, 'Obituary: Sir David Zeidler, Chief executive', The Age (1998). Details

Resources

See also

McCarthy, G.J.

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