HOUSTON, Oct. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- ICIS, a global
source of commodity intelligence, today has announced that Dr. T.
Kevin Swift, formerly the American
Chemistry Council (ACC)'s Chief Economist and Managing Director,
will be joining the business on 1 November as the firm's Senior
Economist, Global Chemicals.
Kevin specialises in chemical industry economics and the
interaction of strategy, management and economic developments. His
interests specifically focus on analytics and how organisations
process and analyse potential strategic futures. Kevin has
extensive knowledge of the chemical and energy industries,
including market research within an international context.
Kevin has about 45 years of chemical industry experience, with
the last 30 spent with the ACC. His invaluable and extensive
experience will add to ICIS' talent and expertise as the business
continues its digital transformation and provide the intelligence
required to operate effectively in rapidly changing global
markets.
Alex Lidback, Vice President
of Chemical Analytics at Chemical Data part of ICIS, commented:
"We are delighted to welcome Kevin to our business. Kevin's
renowned expertise in the chemical and economic sectors will bring
a wealth of insight to our consulting and analytics work. We are
pleased to have Kevin onboard and look forward to working with him
as we continue to our journey to connect markets, customers and
data."
Dr T. Kevin Swift added:
"I am humbled to be joining ICIS at this point in my career and
have the opportunity to work alongside their specialists in
Chemicals is very exciting. I am aware that the team at Chemical
Data and ICIS develop their analysis by thoroughly examining and
surveying each of the major petroleum and petrochemical markets,
providing clients with an up-to-date portfolio of the markets as
well the longer-term scenarios, including sustainability
strategies, along the entire supply chain. It's a great time for me
to be joining the team as the business focusses in its digital
evolution."
About ICIS
ICIS is a trusted source of intelligence for the global energy,
chemical and fertilizer industries. We are a division of RELX, a
FTSE 15 company with a market cap of $60.3bn and an employee base of over 30,000
experts across 40 countries. In 2020, ICIS acquired Chemical Data
(CDI), a leading provider of US petrochemical price benchmarks,
market analysis, and predictive analytics, based in Houston. The combined capabilities create a
global presence and trusted intelligence in key petrochemical
markets worldwide.
At ICIS, we help businesses make strategic decisions, mitigate
risk, improve productivity, and capitalise on new opportunities. We
make some of the world's most important markets more trusted and
predictable by providing data services, thought leadership and
decision tools. As a result of our unmatched global presence, we
can deliver targeted connected intelligence to influence thousands
of decisions across supply chains every single day. We shape the
world by connecting markets to optimise the world's valuable
resources. With a global team of more than 600 experts, ICIS
has employees based in London,
New York, Houston, Karlsruhe, Milan, Mumbai, Singapore, Guangzhou, Beijing, Shanghai, Dubai, Sao
Paulo, Seoul, Tokyo, and Perth.
https://www.icis.com/explore/.
About RELX
RELX is a global provider of information-based analytics and
decision tools for professional and business customers. The Group
serves customers in more than 180 countries and has offices in
about 40 countries. It employs over 33,000 people, of whom almost
half are in North America. The
shares of RELX PLC, the parent company, are traded on the
London, Amsterdam and New York Stock Exchanges using
the following ticker symbols: London: REL; Amsterdam: REN; New
York: RELX.
The market capitalisation is approximately £43.7bn, €51.8bn,
$60.3bn.
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