Natural Resources >> CEO Interviews >> June 1, 1998
JOHN L. MACDONALD is Chairman, President and Chief Executive
Officer of JLM Industries, Inc. Mr. Macdonald spent the first
portion of his career in sales, management and operations
positions with Clark Chemical, ICC Industries and the Steuber
Group. In 1977, he co-founded Gill & Duffus Chemicals and served
as President and Director of the holding company. His 1978
industry 'coup' of proposing and concluding the largest chemical
contract of exclusive off-take of a by-product with GE Plastics
subsequently led to his purchase of Gill & Duffus and its merger
with the Steuber Group. The resulting company became the newly
formed JLM Industries, Inc., in 1986. In 1995 he purchased Clark
Chemicals operations to add to JLM Industries' group of
companies. He has been the President, CEO and majority
stockholder of the Tampa, Florida-based company since that time.
A co-Founder of the Northeast Chemical Association, a graduate of
Colorado College and a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, Mr.
Macdonald has lectured on international trade, spoken before
Congressional committees on international marketing and has been
published by the Chemical Manufacturers Research Association. He
is also a member of the National Petroleum Refiners Association,
the European Petrochemical Association and numerous clubs. In
1998 Mr. Macdonald was named Florida's International
Businessperson of the Year by the Florida Council of
International Development. Profile
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