Neil Carson (businessman)

Neil Andrew Patrick Carson OBE (born 15 April 1957) is a British businessman, who was the chief executive (CEO) of Johnson Matthey, a British multinational chemicals and precious metals company, from 2004 to 2014.

Neil Carson OBE
Born	Neil Andrew Patrick Carson (1957-04-15) 15 April 1957 (age 68)
Nationality	British
Education	Emanuel School
Alma mater	Coventry University
Occupation	Businessman
Years active	1980–present
Title	former CEO, Johnson Matthey
Term	2004–2014
Predecessor	Michael Dearden
Successor	Robert MacLeod
Board member of	AMEC plc

Early life

Carson grew up in south London and attended Emanuel School. He has an engineering degree from Coventry University.^[1]

Career

Carson joined Johnson Matthey in 1980, and was appointed to the board of in 2002, and promoted to CEO in 2004. Since 2010, Carson has been a non-executive director of AMEC plc.

Carson retired in 2014, and was succeeded as CEO of Johnson Matthey by Robert MacLeod.^[2][3]

Carson is a member of the advisory board for the Cambridge Programme for Sustainability Leadership. Carson has also served as the chairman of UK government's sustainable consumption and production taskforce.^[4]

Honours and awards

In 2010, he was awarded an honorary doctorate by Anglia Ruskin University.^[5]

Carson was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2016 Birthday Honours for services to the chemical industry.^[6]