Steve Elliott

Chief Executive

Steve Elliott joined the Chemical Industries Association in 1997, spending four and half years as Head, International Trade with additional responsibility for Sustainable Development. In April

2002, he was promoted to the position of Director, Trade & Competitiveness and subsequently Director, Business Environment. Steve was appointed Chief Executive of the CIA in February 2006.

Steve possesses a First class BA (Hons) degree from Nottingham Trent University.  Prior to his career with CIA, he spent fifteen years working with the DTI, a South African trade advisory body and Crown Agents as an international trade policy and promotion specialist, as well as in general consultancy with Price Waterhouse.

Steve is currently Chair of AFEM (the European chemical trade association network), sits on the European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic)’s Board and Programme Council for Industrial Policy, Chair of the UK Energy Intensive User’s Group and Vice-Chair of CBI’s Trade Association Council.

Steve is married with two children, Governor of the local primary school, and an extremely optimistic supporter of Manchester City Football Club.