|
Keith J. Smith is vice president and general manager, DuPont Engineering Polymers.
Mr. Smith joined DuPont in 1980 as a field engineer at the company's titanium dioxide (TiO2) plant in Edge Moor, Del. He subsequently held several research supervisory positions at the Chambers Works in Deepwater, N.J., including leader of the aramids intermediates R&D group and the pilot plant engineering staff at the site's Jackson Laboratory that commercialized NuStar® fungicide and Teflon® AF. Mr. Smith also led the TiO2 research group that developed many of the processes used today to cost effectively manage the co-products from the production of TiO2.
In 1989, Mr. Smith transferred to San Francisco to sell TiO2 to the paint and coatings market, followed by an assignment in development selling for specialty and industrial chemicals. He also managed the Western Region distributor network.
In 1992, Mr. Smith became business manager of the methylamines, nitric acid, and formaldehyde businesses. In 1994, he was assigned to Corporate Plans as a strategy consultant, working with Engineering Polymers, Nylon and Lycra®. In 1995, he was named manager of the aramids intermediates business; in 1997 he became global business director for specialty and performance chemicals in the DuPont Chemical Solutions Enterprise (DCSE). In 2000, he was named Six Sigma Champion for DCSE.
In 2001, Mr. Smith joined DuPont Engineering Polymers as global business director polyesters and transferred to Geneva, Switzerland. In 2003 he was named global director of marketing, sales and development. He was appointed vice president and general manager DuPont Engineering Polymers in August 2005.
Mr. Smith received bachelor of science and masters degrees in chemical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
| 