Mark Vergnano to head new performance chemicals company hived off from DuPont

摘要

DUPONT has announced that Mr. Mark Vergnano will serve as CEO of the new, independent $7-bn performance chemicals company after its separation from DuPont, which is expected to occur in second quarter 2015. Mr. Vergnano, 55, is currently Executive Vice President of DuPont and his responsibilities include oversight of the performance chemicals segment since 2009. Mr. B. C. Chong and Mr. Thierry Vanlancker will continue to respectively lead the titanium technologies and chemicals & fluoroproducts businesses within performance chemicals business.