Primary Job Title President & CEO Primary Organization 
AMCOL International
Location Winnetka, Illinois, United States Regions Greater Chicago Area, Great Lakes, Midwestern US Gender Male
Website amcol.com LinkedIn View on LinkedIn
Ryan F. McKendrick joined American Colloid Co. in 1977 as a Sales Representative for the Environmental Products Division, and became Division Manager in 1978. He served as Building Materials Division Manager from 1982-1987. McKendrick was a division Vice President-General Manager for Waste Management of North America from 1993 to 1994. He rejoined
AMCOL International's CETCO subsidiary in 1994 as Manager of International Sales, and later that year was appointed Vice President. McKendrick was appointed Executive Vice President in March 1998 and President in November 1998. In 2010, McKendrick became the Chief Operating Officer for AMCOL. On January 1, 2011 Ryan was named President and Chief Executive Officer for AMCOL. He holds a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Northwestern University and a Master's of Business Administration, Marketing, from Northwestern's Kellogg Graduate School of Management in Evanston, Illinois.
