Natural Resources >> CEO Interviews >> November 2, 2003

David Harvey – Sigma-aldrich Corporation (sial)

DAVID R. HARVEY is President and Chief Executive Officer of Sigma- Aldrich Corporation. He joined the company in its European operations in 1974. He relocated to the US in 1981 and served as President of Aldrich from 1981 to 1986. Mr. Harvey became a Vice President of Sigma-Aldrich Corporation in 1976, Executive Vice President in 1982, Chief Operating Officer in 1983, President in 1995, Chief Executive Officer in 1999 and Chairman in 2000. He received his PhD in Chemistry from Oxford University in 1963. Profile
TWST: Could you give us a brief description of Sigma-Aldrich

Corporation?

Mr. Harvey: Sigma-Aldrich is really a leader in life science and high

technology. If you break it down further, the