Consumer >> CEO Interviews >> June 3, 1999

John Hughes – Amcol International Corporation

JOHN HUGHES joined AMCOL International Corporation in 1965, as a chemist. He became Manager of industrial sales in 1970, Manager of industrial corporate development in 1973 and was appointed Vice President in 1982 and President and CEO in 1985. He was named Chairman and CEO in August 1988. Mr. Hughes has a Bachelor's degree in Chemistry from the University of Wales, United Kingdom and a Master's degree in Business Administration from the University of Chicago. Profile
TWST: Let's start off by you giving us a brief overview of AMCOLyour

history, your products, services, customers, those kinds of things.

Mr. Hughes: Certainly. The company is actually more