2015 ICIS Top 40 Power Players Ranking Revealed

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Dec 14, 2015, 05:30 ET

NEW YORK, December 14, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --

ICIS Chemical Business magazine has announced the ICIS Top 40 Power Players, a ranking of the senior executives making the greatest positive impact on their companies and the industry through capital investments, shifts in investment models, mergers and acquisitions, and innovation.

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This year's ICIS Top 40 Power Players is sponsored by executive recruitment and talent management firm Korn Ferry.

"In today's more challenging growth environment, leaders must invest in the right businesses and also continually review and reposition their portfolios for future sustainable gains," said Joseph Chang, global editor of ICIS Chemical Business.

Taking the top spot in 2015 is Andrew Liveris, CEO of Dow Chemical, followed by Jim Ratcliffe, CEO of INEOS. In the #3 slot is BASF CEO Kurt Bock.

"Dow's Liveris has led the company through the worst of times during the financial crisis of 2008-2009, stabilizing finances and engineering a huge turnaround. Dow is now firmly in growth mode with substantial new cost-advantaged capacity coming on stream between now and 2017. A potential mega merger with DuPont could offer further growth opportunities," said Chang.

The ICIS Top 40 Power Players ranking is based on nominations and votes from the ICIS senior editorial staff globally.

Download the ICIS Top 40 Power Players on ICIS at http://www.icis.com/about/icistop40 (registration required).

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ICIS Chemical Business is the leading global weekly magazine focusing on the bulk commodity chemical and polymers markets. Get your weekly global summary of these markets by subscribing today at http://www.icis.com/about/icis-chemical-business-magazine.

About ICIS

ICIS is the world's largest petrochemical market information provider and has fast-growing energy and fertilizer divisions. Our aim is to give companies in global commodities markets a competitive advantage by delivering trusted pricing data, high-value news, analysis and independent consulting, enabling our customers to make better-informed trading and planning decisions. We have more than 30 years' experience in providing pricing information, news, analysis and consulting to buyers, sellers and analysts.

With a global staff of more than 800, ICIS has employees based in Houston, Washington, New York, London, Montpellier, Dusseldorf, Karlsruhe, Milan, Mumbai, Singapore, Guangzhou, Beijing, Shanghai, Yantai, Tokyo and Perth. Some 350 of ICIS's staff are journalists engaged in reporting market prices and news, and ICIS is fully committed to upholding the highest journalistic principles of verification, corroboration and authentication. ICIS has a compliance framework that along with its methodologies and business processes adheres to the requirements of the IOSCO PRA Principles.

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For inquiries, contact:

Joseph Chang
Global Editor, ICIS Chemical Business
T: +1-212-791-4224
[email protected]

John Hill
Global Sales Manager - Content Marketing and Advertising
ICIS Chemical Business
T: +44(0)20-8652-3893
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Alex Martin
Global Sector Leader, Chemicals and Materials
T: +1-202-955-0906
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