Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> March 8, 2004
GEORGE G. USHER is Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of
Polydex Pharmaceuticals Limited. He was educated at Malvern College and
University of Guelph, Ontario, where he obtained an Honours degree. Mr.
Usher joined the company, from university, in 1982. He held several
positions in production and management before becoming President for
Canadian Operations in 1986. He was elected to serve on the board of
Polydex in 1988, becoming President in 1993, CEO in 1996 and Chairman in
1998. Profile
TWST: Would you begin with a brief history of Polydex Pharmaceuticals?Mr. Usher: The company was originally started by my father in England in
1936. We moved to Canada in 1966, then went