Natural Resources >> CEO Interviews >> November 28, 2000
WILLIAM E. NETTLES is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Stillwater
Mining Company, a position he has held since 1997. Prior to joining
Stillwater Mining, Mr. Nettles was Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer of Engelhard Corporation from 1995 to 1997. He was at Engelhard
for 15 years in various operating positions, including Vice President
and General Manager of the Chemical Catalyst Group from 1992 to 1994 and
the Specialty Minerals & Colors Group from 1988 to 1992, and Vice
President and Business Director of the Performance Minerals Group from
1982 to 1987. From 1965 to 1982, Mr. Nettles worked for the Dow Chemical
Company in positions of increasing responsibility in sales and
marketing. Mr. Nettles earned a Master's of Business Administration
degree from the University of Michigan and a Bachelor's of Science
degree in Industrial Management from the Georgia Institute of
Technology. Profile
Mr. Nettles: Stillwater has been a public company for about five years.
Prior to that, it was a joint venture of Johns-Manville and
