Executive Biography
Glen E. Roberts is the Director of Building Innovations and DuPont Safety Resources Business in Canada.
Mr. Roberts joined DuPont in the Finishes business in Ajax Ontario in 1987 holding positions as Development Chemist and Technical Service Rep for the automotive accounts. After completing his MBA in 1994, he rejoined DuPont in Mississauga Ontario as a Business Analyst in the Fibers business. In 1996, Mr. Roberts joined the DuPont marketing group and has held positions as Account Manager in the Nylon Intermediates business and as Business Development Manager in the Kevlar® Life Protection and Protective Apparel markets.
In 2001, Mr. Roberts moved to Vancouver British Columbia as Chief Operating Officer to manage the Brookdale operations acquired by DuPont in 2000. He sat on the Board of Directors at Brookdale and was named President in 2003. In late 2004, Mr. Roberts returned to Mississauga in his new appointment of Business Manager, DuPont Titanium Technologies Canada and Market Network Enterprise. In 2007, Mr. Roberts was appointed Director of Marketing and Sales Effectiveness and Customer Order Fulfillment and Delivery. He was named into his current role in early 2008.
Born in Toronto Ontario, Mr. Roberts graduated in 1987 from the University of Waterloo with a BSc in Applied Chemistry and in 1994, completed his MBA in International Business from York University. He has lived in Japan and has traveled extensively through Europe, the Middle East and Asia Pacific.
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.
