Harry Parker Named New Vice President of DuPont Sales Effectiveness; Richard C. Olson named Vice President of DuPont Surfaces

WILMINGTON, Del.,  February 28, 2003  —  DuPont today announced that Harry Parker, vice president and general manager – DuPont Surfaces, has been named to the new position of vice president of DuPont Sales Effectiveness. Concurrently, Richard C. Olson, vice president of eBusiness, has been named vice president and general manager – DuPont Surfaces.

"Harry brings a unique combination of business and customer knowledge to this new position. In collaboration with all DuPont business leaders, he will lead the enhancement of our global sales capability," said John C. Hodgson, DuPont executive vice president. "Harry will play a key role in helping DuPont meet its sustainable growth goals through improving capabilities at the customer interface."

Harry Parker joined DuPont in 1976 at the Spruance site in Richmond, Va., as an engineer in industrial nylon. During his career Parker has held various fibers assignments, primarily in the areas of marketing and manufacturing. In 1991, he moved to Wilmington, Del., and became the marketing segment and brand manager for Nylon Supplex®. In 1992, he began successive advancements in the Dacron® business, culminating in June 1998 when he was named vice president and general manager – DuPont™ Dacron®. In October 2000 he was named vice president and general manager for DuPont Surfaces.

Rick Olson joined DuPont as a process engineer in 1978. He has served in a broad range of business, marketing and manufacturing management assignments. Olson lived in Taipei, Taiwan, from 1996-1999, serving first as president, DuPont Taiwan, and subsequently as managing director, TiO2 – Asia Pacific. In 1999 Olson returned to Wilmington as director of eVentures. In May 2001 he was named vice president of eBusiness.

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