About Jai Nagarkatti
Lived 1947 – 2010 (aged 63). Jai Nagarkatti was an American chemist.
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.
Nagarkatti earned a master's degree in organic chemistry from Osmania University. Nagarkatti joined Sigma-Aldrich in 1976, after graduating from Texas A&M University–Commerce, 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.
In 2004, he also finished the advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School.
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American chemist and businessman
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Jai Nagarkatti died on 13 November 2010.
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