Bill Kingdon is the new Managing Director of International Cotton Association (ICA). He has a masters in law and defense studies and has lived and worked overseas for much of his professional life as a soldier and senior leader. He has collaborated and partnered international teams all over the world, including Afghanistan, Iraq and Bosnia-Herzegovina.
As brigade commander he prepared large organisations for deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan as part of the British army in Germany. He has managed a varied and strategic portfolio as the chief operating officer for British forces in Cyprus and provided the focus for collaboration between international organisations, the Afghan government, diplomats and NATO in Kabul.
Established in 1841, ICA is the world’s leading international cotton trade association and arbitral body. The majority of the world’s raw cotton is traded internationally under ICA bylaws and rules. ICA has 550 members representing all sectors of the cotton industry, including the world’s major cotton companies. Its vision is to ensure contract sanctity in the global trade of cotton. Its mission is to protect the legitimate interests of all those involved in the cotton trade, whether buyer or seller. ICA operates on a not-for-profit basis.
