FMC Corp. elects Albert J. Costello to board.CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 14, 1995-- FMC See fixed mobile convergence. Corp. today announced that Albert J. Costello was elected to the company's board of directors. Costello, 59, was chairman of the board and chief executive officer of American Cyanamid from April 1993 until his retirement in December 1994. He served as president of the company from 1991, when he also became a member of its board of directors. Costello joined Cyanamid cy·an·am·ide also cy·an·am·id n. 1. A caustic acidic crystalline compound, NHCNH, prepared by treating calcium cyanamide with sulfuric acid. 2. Calcium cyanamide. Noun 1. as a chemist in 1957 and during his career, held a number of marketing and management posts, including assistant general manager of Cyanamid de Mexico, S.A.; managing director of Cyanamid Iberica, S.A., Madrid; vice president, agricultural, Cyanamid Americas/Far East Division; vice president and then president of Cyanamid's Agricultural Division; and group vice president, with responsibility for Cyanamid's Agricultural Products Group. In 1983, Costello was appointed executive vice president and a member of the company's Executive Committee. He is a member of the boards of trustees of Fordham University and St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center is a hospital in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. It is currently operated by Catholic Healthcare West. Services St. Joseph's is a certified level I trauma center for adults. , and a member of the British-North American Committee of the National Planning Association. He also served as chairman of the board of the National Agricultural Chemicals Association, served on the boards of directors of the Chemical Manufacturers Association, the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association and the American Enterprise Institute The American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research (AEI) is a conservative think tank, founded in 1943. According to the institute its mission "to defend the principles and improve the institutions of American freedom and democratic capitalism — limited government, , and was a member of the Business Roundtable. Costello was born in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . In 1957, he earned a bachelor of science Noun 1. Bachelor of Science - a bachelor's degree in science BS, SB bachelor's degree, baccalaureate - an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies degree in chemistry from Fordham University, and in 1964, earned a master's degree in chemistry from New York University New York University, mainly in New York City; coeducational; chartered 1831, opened 1832 as the Univ. of the City of New York, renamed 1896. It comprises 13 schools and colleges, maintaining 4 main centers (including the Medical Center) in the city, as well as the . FMC Corp. is one of the world's leading producers of chemicals and machinery for industry, government and agriculture. The Chicago- based company reported annual sales of $4 billion in 1994, with international sales to more than 100 countries accounting for 48 percent of total annual revenues. FMC employs 21,000 people at 97 manufacturing facilities and mines in 21 countries. The company divides its businesses into five major segments: Performance Chemicals, Industrial Chemicals, Machinery and Equipment, Defense Systems and Precious Metals. CONTACT: Pat Brozowski, 312/861-6104 or Lisa Azzarello, 312/861-6921 |
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