Biographical entry Saunders, Edward (1923 - 2005)

Summary

Edward (Pete) Saunders was Executive Director of ICI Australia from 1974 to 1985, but joined the company in 1962 as a Chief Works Engineer in 1962. He was also director and board member of numerous private companies throughout his career. Saunders was appointed an Honorary Professor at the University of Sydney and a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE), Institute of Engineers, Australia (FIEAust), Royal Australian Chemical Institute (FRACI) and the Australian Institute of Company Directors (FAICD).

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Events

1941 - 1946

Career position - Pilot with the Royal Navy Air Wing

1962 - 1969

Career position - Chief Works Engineer at ICI Australia

1970 - 1974

Career position - General Manager of ICI

1974 - 1985

Career position - Executive Director of ICI Australia

1984 - 1985

Career position - Director of Albright & Wilson

1986 - 1987

Career position - Director of Austech Ventures

1986 - 1990

Career position - Director of CP Ventures

1986 - 1991

Career position - Director of Australian Food Holdings Ltd.

1993 -

Career position - Chair of the CRC for Clean Power from Lignite

Published resources

Newspaper Articles

• Sender, Christine; Brockway, David, 'Business and Personal Life Chemically Balanced; Obituary Edward Pete Saunders', The Age, 24 January 2006, p. 13. Details

Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Saunders Edward', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476387. Details