LONDON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - The chief executive of catalystmaker Johnson Matthey will retire in June, the companysaid on Thursday after reporting a rise in third-quarter profitthanks to new, tighter vehicle emissions rules in Europe.
CEO for a decade, Neil Carson will step down from his roleat the British speciality chemicals company after annual resultsare announced in June and will be succeeded by Robert MacLeod,who joined the company as Finance Director in 2009.
Carson will remain on the board until the end of Septemberto ensure a smooth handover.
The world's leading manufacturer of catalysts to control caremissions said that third-quarter underlying profit before taxstood at 96 million pounds ($159 million), up 16 percent from82.7 million pounds in 2012/13.
Sales excluding precious metals were 12 percent higher at708 million pounds.