Wilmington, Delaware
September 23, 2008
The
DuPont board of directors
has elected Ellen Kullman president and a director of the
company effective Oct. 1 and chief executive officer effective
Jan. 1, 2009. DuPont Chairman and CEO Chad Holliday will serve
as chairman of DuPont and as a member of the board until Ellen’s
expected succession as chairman.
“Ellen is ready to lead DuPont’s market-driven strategy for
faster growth,” Chad said. “By appointing Ellen now as
president, she will define DuPont’s detailed 2009 execution
plans that will make a solid advance toward achieving our 2010
accelerated growth goals.”
Ellen is the 19th executive to lead the company in DuPont’s
206-year history. Since June 2006, she has served as an
executive vice president and a member of the company’s office of
the chief executive, with responsibility for four of DuPont’s
five business segments and its Marketing & Sales and
Environmental Sustainability functions. From February 2002 to
June 2006 as group vice president of the then-newly formed
DuPont Safety & Protection segment, Ellen led revenue growth
from USD 3.5 billion to USD 5.5 billion. She joined the company
in 1988 from General Electric.
“I am honored to have been selected by the board of directors to
lead DuPont into its next phase of accelerated growth,” said
DuPont Executive Vice President Ellen Kullman.
“We have a renowned science capability, a rich pipeline of new
products, the right productivity mindset and terrific market
opportunities. We will build on our momentum and drive earnings
growth by continuing on our mission to solve challenging global
problems and achieve our financial commitments, including our
2010 growth goals,” Ellen added.
Prior to her appointment as
DuPont president effective Oct. 1, 2008 and CEO effective
Jan. 1, 2009, Ellen J. Kullman, 52, served as executive vice
president and a member of the company's office of the chief
executive. She was responsible for DuPont Coatings & Color
Technologies; DuPont Electronic & Communication
Technologies; DuPont Performance Materials; DuPont Safety &
Protection; Marketing & Sales; Pharmaceuticals; Risk
Management; and Safety & Sustainability. In March 2008,
Ellen was tapped to lead the dynamic planning process for
the company's growth in emerging international markets.
A native of Wilmington, Del., Ellen began her career at
DuPont in 1988 as marketing manager in the Medical Imaging
business. Following two years as business director for the
X-ray Film business, she moved to Printing & Publishing as
global business director, Electronic Imaging. In 1994, she
joined White Pigment & Mineral Products as global business
director and was named vice president and general manager in
1995. She assumed leadership of two high-growth businesses,
DuPont Safety Resources in 1998 and Bio-Based Materials in
1999.
Ellen was named group vice president and general manager in
2000 with the addition of Corporate New Business Development
and Intellectual Assets Licensing. In 2001 she assumed
responsibility for DuPont Flooring Systems and DuPont
Surfaces. She was named group vice president - DuPont Safety
& Protection in February 2002. In June 2006 she was named
executive vice president until her appointment as DuPont
President and CEO.
Ellen is a member of the board of directors of General
Motors Corporation. She is on the Board of Trustees at Tufts
University, serves on the board of overseers at Tufts
University School of Engineering. She is also on the Board
of Trustees, National Safety Council.
Prior to joining DuPont, Ellen worked for General Electric
in various business development and marketing positions. She
holds a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering
from Tufts University and a Masters degree in management
from Northwestern University.
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