Executive Biography
Gloria Pennycook is the Director for the Oil and Gas Business, as well as DuPont Chemical Solutions Enterprise in Canada. In this role, she leads a team of sales, marketing and business development people that are developing new growth opportunities for DuPont in Oil & Gas with a specific focus on the Canadian Oil Sands.
Ms. Pennycook began her career at DuPont in 1980 when she joined the Plastics Division as a Sales Representative for Engineering Polymers and polyethylene. Subsequent roles were Production Manager for Modified Polymers in Sarnia, Business Process Engineering Consultant, Marketing Manager, Printing and Publishing and Human Resources/Finance Manager for Crop Protection.
In 1997, Ms. Pennycook was named Business Director of Fluoroproducts and added Director of e-Business in 2001. In October 2006, Director of Imaging Technologies was added to her responsibilities.
Born in Montreal, Canada, Ms. Pennycook graduated with honors from the University of McGill with a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry.
DuPont is a science-based products and services company. Founded in 1802, DuPont puts science to work by creating sustainable solutions essential to a better, safer, healthier life for people everywhere. Our origins in Canada extend back to 1877. Today, we have 750 employees in locations across the country. Our Research and Business Development Centre in Kingston, Ontario, is a world leader in the combined development of polymer products and processes that supports DuPont businesses around the world. Operating in more than 70 countries, DuPont offers a wide range of innovative products and services for markets including agriculture and food; building and construction; communications; and transportation.
