Natural Resources >> CEO Interviews >> October 28, 2002
RICHARD LLOYD LISTER is a Director and the President and Chief
Executive Officer of Zemex Corporation, a diversified producer of
industrial minerals and specialty products. Zemex currently
operates facilities across the United States and Canada. Its
products are used in a variety of commercial applications and are
sold throughout the United States, Canada and Europe. Mr. Lister
was born in Toronto and graduated from the University of Toronto
with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1961, a Master's of Science
in 1962, and a PhD in Metallurgical Engineering in 1964. For the
next 14 years he held several positions with N.L. Industries, the
last of which was General Manager of the Titanium Pigments
Division. In 1978, he joined Sun Chemical as General Manager of
their Pigments Group. In 1981, Mr. Lister became President and
Chief Executive Officer of Campbell Resources Inc. and was
appointed as Chairman in 1988 and Honorary Chairman in 1992. In
1991, he joined Dundee Bancorp Inc. as Vice Chairman and a
Director. He was appointed as Vice Chairman of Zemex Corporation
in 1992, and in 1993 became the President and Chief Executive
Officer. Mr. Lister has written several technical papers in the
field of chemistry and thermodynamics. He is a member of the
Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and the American
Chemical Society. Profile
Corporation?
Mr. Lister: Zemex is a minerals and materials company, listed
both on the Toronto Stock Exchange and on the New York
