Dr. Jai P. Nagarkatti (February 18, 1947, in Hyderabad, India – November 13, 2010, in Saint Louis, Missouri) was an American chemist and businessman who served as the chairman, chief operating officer, CEO, and president of Sigma Aldrich.[1]
Nagarkatti joined Sigma-Aldrich in 1976, after graduating from Texas A&M University–Commerce,[2] and worked there for the rest of his career. In 2004, he became company president and chief operating officer; in 2005 he joined the board of directors, followed by becoming CEO in 2006 and chairman of the board in 2009.[3]
The Reading Garden at Samuel C. Sachs Branch of St. Louis County Library in Chesterfield, MO which opened in 2015 was named “Jai Nagarkatti Monsanto Company Reading Garden”, in honor of Mr. Nagarkatti.[4]
References
edit- ^ Jai Nagarkatti, Sigma-Aldrich CEO, dies at 63, by Jim Doyle, Saint Louis Post-Dispatch, November 16, 2010, retrieved January 22, 2011
- ^ "Remembering Dr. Jai P. Nagarkatti (1947–2010)", Aldrichimica Acta, vol. 43, no. 3 (2010), p. 63, by Dr. Sharbil J. Firsan
- ^ Sigma-Aldrich Corporation Announces Death of Chairman and CEO; Election of New CEO and Chairman; Conference Call Scheduled for 10:00a.m. (Central Time) on November 15, 2010 Archived November 19, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, Sigma-Aldrich, November 14, 2010, retrieved January 22, 2011
- ^ "Samuel C. Sachs Branch | St. Louis County Library". www.slcl.org. Retrieved 2018-11-13.
External links
edit- Obituary from the Saint Louis Post-Dispatch, archived at legacy.com
- 2008 profile on Dr. Nagarkatti at St. Louis Commerce
- Gewin, Virginia (2006). "Jai Nagarkatti, president and chief executive, Sigma-Aldrich, St Louis, Missouri". Nature. 441 (7092): 546. doi:10.1038/nj7092-546a. PMID 16786606. S2CID 162236082.
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