Elsworth, Frank Cadwallader (1907 - 1973)

Summary

Frank Elsworth was Managing Director of Dewey and Almy Pty Ltd (later W R Grace Australia Limited) from 1945-1972, and its Chairman of Directors from 1967. He was instrumental in starting subsidiaries in New Zealand, South Africa, Hong Kong, the Philippines and Japan. He was a Director of each subsidiary, as well as Regional Director for the company in the Pacific and Far East. Elsworth began his career in food technology as Chief Chemist and later Technical Director of The Henry Jones Sons Group of Companies (1929-1941). At the onset of war he was seconded by the Australian government to become Executive Assistant to the Director General, Australian War Supplies Procurement in Washington DC (1941-1945). Throughout his career he also served on many international food committees.

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Chronology

1928

Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Sydney

1929 - 1941

Career position - Chief Chemist and later Technical Director at The Henry Jones Sons Group of Companies

1941 - 1945

Career position - Executive Assistant to the Director General of Australian War Supplies Procurement in Washington DC

1945 - 1972

Career position - Managing Director of Dewey and Almy Pty Ltd (later W.R. Grace Australia Limited) in Melbourne

1947

Career position - Foundation President of the Food Technology Association of Victoria

1950 - 1951

Career position - President, Council of Australian Food Technology Associations (CAFTA)

1953

Career position - First Chairman of the Australian Southern Section of the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), USA

1967 - 1972

Career position - Vice-President of the Industrial Chemicals Group of W. R. Grace & Co. in New York, USA

1967 - 1972

Career position - Chairman of Dewey and Almy Pty Ltd (later W.R. Grace Australia Limited)

Published resources

Resources

• 'Elsworth, Frank Cadwallader (19070216-19731231)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476366. Details