Thomas M. Connelly, Jr. Executive Vice President & Chief Innovation Officer
Thomas M. Connelly, Jr. is executive vice president, chief innovation officer and a member of the company's Office of the Chief Executive. He also has responsibility for Electronic & Communication Technologies, Applied BioSciences, Nutrition & Health, Science & Technology, Marketing & Sales, and the geographic regions outside of the United States. He joined DuPont in 1977, as research engineer at the DuPont Experimental Station in Wilmington, Del.
He held a number of technical leadership roles including laboratory director in the United Kingdom and Switzerland. He led a number of major DuPont businesses including Delrin® and Kevlar®.
In January 1999 he was named vice president and general manager - DuPont Fluoroproducts. He was named senior vice president and Chief Science & Technology Officer in September 2001. He was named executive vice president in June 2006. He was appointed to his current position in January 2009.
Dr. Connelly was born in Toledo, Ohio. He graduated with highest honors from Princeton University with degrees in chemical engineering and economics. As a Winston Churchill Scholar, he received his doctorate in chemical engineering from the University of Cambridge. He serves in advisory roles to the U.S. Government and the Republic of Singapore.
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