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DuPont de Nemours, Inc., commonly shortened to DuPont, is an American multinational chemical company first formed in 1802 by French-American chemist and industrialist Éleuthère Irénée du Pont de Nemours. The company played a major role in the development of the U.S. state of Delaware and first arose as a major supplier of gunpowder.
In 1957, he joined DuPont as an industrial engineer in the Kinston, North Carolina, plant, moving on to manufacturing and management positions in Wilmington, Delaware, Old Hickory, Tennessee and Camden, South Carolina. [1] [2] [5] He was CEO and chairman from 1989 to 1995. [1] [4] During that time, DuPont stock increased by 160 percent. [4]
In March 2016, it was reported that Dow Chemical Co. and the DuPont Co. agreed to pay $27 million to DuPont CEO Edward Breen if he left the company by early 2017. [8] In February 2020, Breen was reinstated as DuPont CEO replacing Marc Doyle. [9] Breen is an alumnus of Grove City College and is the chair of the college's board of trustees. [10]
Charles Otis "Chad" Holliday, Jr. (born March 9, 1948) is an American businessman, former chairman of Royal Dutch Shell, former chairman of Bank of America, [2] former chief executive officer and a former director of E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (DuPont). [3]
Richard H. Brown was chairman and chief executive officer of Electronic Data Systems Corporation from 1999 to 2003; chief executive officer of Cable & Wireless plc from 1996 to 1998; a director of E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company from 2001 to 2015 and a director of Home Depot.
Ellen J. Kullman (born January 22, 1956) is a United States business executive.Since November 2019, she has been the chief executive officer of Carbon (company). [1] She was formerly Chair and Chief Executive Officer of E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company ("DuPont") in Wilmington and is a former director of General Motors.
Connelly was employed by E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company for 36 years. He joined the company in 1977 as a research engineer at the DuPont Experimental Station in Wilmington, Delaware. [ 4 ] He had assignments in Kentucky and West Virginia before starting his overseas assignments.
In 1957, the research organization of the Chemicals Department of E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company was renamed Central Research Department, beginning the history of the premier scientific organization within DuPont and one of the foremost industrial laboratories devoted to basic science.