James P. Rogers, age 60, is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
of Eastman Chemical Company. He served as President and Chief Executive Officer
from May 2009 until January 2011. Mr. Rogers was appointed Executive Vice President
of the Company and President of Eastman Division effective November 2003. Mr.
Rogers joined the Company in 1999 as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer and in 2002 was also appointed Chief Operations Officer of Eastman Division.
Mr. Rogers served previously as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
of GAF Materials Corporation ("GAF"). He also served as Executive Vice
President, Finance, of International Specialty Products, Inc., which was spun
off from GAF in 1997.
Mark J. Costa, age 45, is Executive Vice President, Specialty Polymers, Coatings
and Adhesives, and Chief Marketing Officer. In addition to his responsibilities
for two of Eastmans growth businesses, he also directs the global integrated
supply chain. Mr. Costa joined the Company in June 2006 as Senior Vice President,
Corporate Strategy & Marketing and was appointed Executive Vice President,
Polymers Business Group Head and Chief Marketing Officer in August 2008. Prior
to joining Eastman, Mr. Costa was a senior partner within Monitor Groups integrated
North American and global client service networks. He joined Monitor, a global
management consulting firm, in 1988 and his experience included corporate and
business unit strategies, asset portfolio strategies, innovation and marketing,
and channel strategies across a wide range of industries. Mr. Costa was appointed
to his current position in May 2009.
Ronald C. Lindsay, age 53, is Executive Vice President, Performance Chemicals
and Intermediates, Fibers, Engineering and Construction, and Manufacturing Support.
He joined Eastman in 1980 and held a number of positions in various manufacturing
and business organizations. In 2003, Mr. Lindsay was appointed Vice President
and General Manager of Intermediates, in 2005 became Vice President, Performance
Chemicals and Intermediates, in 2006 was appointed Senior Vice President and Chief
Technology Officer, in 2008 was appointed Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategy
and Regional Leadership, and in May 2009 was appointed Executive Vice President,
Performance Polymers and Chemical Intermediates. He was appointed to his current
position in January 2011.
Michael H.K. Chung, age 58 is Senior Vice President and Chief International
Ventures Officer. Mr. Chung joined Eastman in 1976, and since that time has
held various management positions, primarily in the Companys chemicals and
fibers businesses. He was appointed Vice President, Fibers International Business
in 2006 and in 2009, he was appointed Vice President and Managing Director,
Asia Pacific Region. Mr. Chung was appointed to his current position in January
2011.
Curtis E. Espeland, age 47, is Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.
Mr. Espeland joined Eastman in 1996, and has served in various financial management
positions of increasing responsibility, including Vice President, Finance, Polymers;
Vice President, Finance, Eastman Division; Vice President and Controller; Director
of Corporate Planning and Forecasting; Director of Finance, Asia Pacific; and
Director of Internal Auditing. He served as the Companys Chief Accounting Officer
from December 2002 to 2008. Prior to joining Eastman, Mr. Espeland was an audit
and business advisory manager with Arthur Andersen LLP in the United States,
Eastern Europe, and Australia. Mr. Espeland was appointed to his current position
in September 2008.
Theresa K. Lee, age 59, is Senior Vice President, Chief Legal and Administrative
Officer. Ms. Lee joined Eastman as a staff attorney in 1987, and has served
in various legal management positions of increasing responsibility, including
Assistant General Counsel for the health, safety, and environmental legal staff,
Assistant General Counsel for the corporate legal staff, and Vice President,
Associate General Counsel and Secretary. She became Vice President, General
Counsel, and Corporate Secretary of Eastman in 2000, was appointed Senior Vice
President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary in 2002, and was appointed
to her current position in January 2011.
Godefroy A.F.E. Motte, age 53, is Senior Vice President, Chief Regional and
Sustainability Officer. Since joining Eastman in 1985, Mr. Motte has held leadership
positions in various organizations, including sales and manufacturing and in
the Companys chemicals and polymers businesses. He was appointed Vice President
for the Europe, Middle East, and Asia ("EMEA") region for the Chemicals
Division in 2001 and for the EMEA Polymers Business Group in April 2006. Mr.
Motte was appointed to his current position in January 2011.
Greg W. Nelson, age 49, is Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer.
Dr. Nelson joined Eastman in 1988 in the Research and Development organization,
and served in various positions in specialty plastics technology and business
organizations, including business unit manager of polymer films and coatings.
In 2001, Dr. Nelson was appointed Vice President, Technology, in 2006 became
Vice President, Polymers Technology, and in 2007 Vice President, Corporate Technology
until appointed to his current position in August 2008.
Scott V. King, age 43, is Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer.
Since joining Eastman in 1999 as Manager, Corporate Consolidations and External
Reporting, he has held various positions of increasing responsibility in the
financial organization, and was appointed Vice President and Controller in August
2007. Prior to joining Eastman, Mr. King was an audit and business advisory
manager with . Mr. King was appointed to his current
position in September 2008.
Eastman Chemical Co currently has 13000 employees.
