Warren Anderson (American businessman)

Warren Anderson
Anderson in the 1980s
Born
Warren Martin Anderson

(1921-11-29)November 29, 1921
DiedSeptember 29, 2014(2014-09-29) (aged 92)
Alma materColgate University
OccupationBusinessman
Known forChair and CEO of Union Carbide Corporation during the Bhopal disaster
SpouseLillian Anderson

Warren M Anderson (November 29, 1921 – September 29, 2014) was an American businessman who was the chair and CEO of the Union Carbide Corporation (UCC) at the time of the Bhopal disaster in 1984. He was charged with manslaughter by Indian authorities.[1][2] In 1989 UCC paid $479 million dollars to the Indian government (equivalent to $1.19 billion dollars in 2024) to settle litigation stemming from the disaster.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Former Union Carbide CEO Warren Anderson dead". The Economic Times. October 31, 2014. Retrieved October 31, 2014.
  2. ^ Martin, Douglas (October 30, 2014). "Warren Anderson, 92, Dies; Faced India Plant Disaster". New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 31, 2014.
  3. ^ "BHOPAL PAYMENTS BY UNION CARBIDE SET AT $470 MILLION". The New York Times. February 15, 1989. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
  4. ^ Broughton, Edward (May 10, 2005). "The Bhopal disaster and its aftermath: a review". Environmental Health. 4 (1). Springer Science and Business Media LLC. doi:10.1186/1476-069x-4-6. ISSN 1476-069X. PMC 1142333.