Neil Salmon

Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer
BA, ACMA
Resident of Belgium

Appointed Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer in September 2021.

Mr Salmon joined Ansell as Chief Financial Officer in 2013 and was appointed President of the Industrial Global Business Unit in 2018.

Prior to joining Ansell, Mr Salmon had more than 20 years of professional experience, gained working across a range of roles in a diverse group of international businesses. He spent the first 17 years of his career with Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) primarily in finance roles based in the UK, South Africa, the USA and Singapore before serving as Chief Financial Officer of Innophos in New Jersey, USA.

Having led Ansell’s 7500 strong IGBU workforce through a challenging global economic climate, Neil was a key contributor to strategies that have allowed the company to pursue its growth trajectory in recent times, notably at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. As CEO, he will oversee the company’s further strategic development, with a focus on continued innovation and increased sustainability.

As an Executive Director, Neil Salmon is not an independent Director.