Bruce G. Orr (Past Speaker)

Bruce is Director of the Americas for Chemical Search International, a global Executive Search firm focused exclusively on the chemicals and allied industries. He began his career at Union Carbide Corporation in New York City and rapidly progressed into senior executive roles at Carbide and successor companies, including OSi Specialties, Witco Corporation and Crompton Corporation (now Lanxess)

During his career, Bruce has held positions in both publicly traded corporations and privately held middle market companies as Vice President & General Manager, Senior Vice President & Chief Commercial Officer, Managing Director, Europe, Africa & the Middle East and as served as a Principal at a global chemical’s consultancy, serving the clients throughout the chemicals & plastics value chain, from petrochemicals to specialties and bio-renewables. 

A thought leader in market driven strategies, he has successfully led both large, complex global enterprises and smaller teams around the world.  

Bruce earned his B.A. in biological sciences from the University of Denver and is a graduate of Dartmouth College’s Amos Tuck School of Business Executive MBA program.