John McAdam

John David Gibson McAdam is currently Chairman at Convatec Group Plc since 2019.
Former roles include Chief Executive Officer at Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd. from 2003 to 2008; Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at ICI American Holdings, Inc. and Quest International BV; Chairman at United Utilities Group Plc and Rentokil Initial Plc from 2008 to 2019; Non-Executive Chairman at United Utilities Water Ltd. from 2011 to 2019; Non-Executive Director at The Hillshire Brands Co. from 2010 to 2012; Senior Independent Director at Unbound Group Plc from 2017 to 2018; Non-Executive Director at Severn Trent Plc from 2000 to 2005; Independent Non-Executive Director at Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc, Rolls-Royce Group Ltd., and Rolls-Royce Plc between 2008 and 2017; Senior Independent Non-Executive Director at J Sainsbury Plc from 2012 to 2016 and at Cobham Ltd. from 2017 to 2020; Independent Non-Executive Director at 450 Plc from 2018 to 2019; Principal at Unilever Plc from 1974 to 1997; Executive Vice President at ICI Paints from 1997 to 2003; and other directorships and principal roles at various companies.
Education includes undergraduate studies at The University of Manchester.