Background
Hampel, Ronald Claus was born on May 31, 1932 in Shrewsbury, England. Son of Karl Victor Hugo and Rutgard Emil Klothilde (Hauck) Hampel.
Hampel, Ronald Claus was born on May 31, 1932 in Shrewsbury, England. Son of Karl Victor Hugo and Rutgard Emil Klothilde (Hauck) Hampel.
Master of Arts in Modern Languages and Law, University Cambridge, England, 1955.
Joined, Imperial Chemical Industries PLC, 1955;
vice president Americans, Imperial Chemical Industries PLC, 1973-1980;
general manager commercial, Imperial Chemical Industries PLC, 1977-1980;
chairman paints division, Imperial Chemical Industries PLC, 1980-1983;
chairman agrochemicals, Imperial Chemical Industries PLC, 1983-1985;
director, Imperial Chemical Industries PLC, since 1985;
chief operating officer, Imperial Chemical Industries PLC, 1991-1993;
deputy chairman, Chief Executive Officer, Imperial Chemical Industries PLC, 1993-1995;
chairman, Imperial Chemical Industries PLC, since 1995. Outside director Powell Duffryn PLC, 1983-1988, Commercial Union PLC, 1988-1995, British Aerospace PLC, since 1989, Alcoa, since 1995. Member listed companies advising committee London Stock Exch., since 1996.
Member nominating Committee New York Stock Exch., 1996-1998. Member of advisory committee Karl Preis, Aachen, since 1998.
Member executive committee British North America Committee, 1987-1995. Member European Round Table, 1995-1999. Member United Kingdom council European Institute of Business Administration (Institut Européen d'Administration des Affaires), 1994-1999.
Chairman committee corporation governance, 1996-1998. Member advisory committee Karlpreis Aachen. Chairman board trustees Eden Project.
Second lieutenant Royal Artillery, British Army, 1951-1952. Fellow Royal Society Arts. Member British Institute Management (companion), All England Lawn Tennis Club (committee).
Married Jane Bristed Hewson, 1957. Children: Katharine, Andrew, Rupert, Peter.