Natural Resources >> Analyst Interviews >> May 20, 2002
JOHN ROBERTS is a Senior Vice President at The Buckingham Research
Group, Inc., responsible for the chemical and materials markets. Mr.
Roberts held a similar position at Merrill Lynch for 11 years, and at
Kidder, Peabody for two years before that. Relevant earlier experience
includes five years at Booz, Allen as a strategy consultant to chemical
companies, and five years as a chemical process design engineer. Mr.
Roberts holds Master's degrees in Management from the MIT Sloan School,
and in Chemical Engineering from Tufts University. He is married with
two school-age boys who keep him active in skiing, golf and tennis, and
he also serves on the editorial board of Chemical Management Review
magazine and the board of directors for the US Section of the Societe
de Chemie Industrielle. Profile
TWST: John, will you begin by defining the sector that you followfor the Buckingham Research Group?
Mr. Roberts: We cover the entire chemicals and materials sector.
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