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Mary Jane Hellyar joined Eastman Kodak Company in 1982 as a research scientist in the Kodak Research Laboratories. She held a variety of positions within R&D and in 1988 she joined Film Manufacturing as a product engineer for motion picture films. In 1992 Hellyar was named director of the Chemicals Development Division, responsible for process development of chemical components for Kodak. Following a one-year program at the Sloan School, she joined Consumer Imaging in the Strategic Planning function in 1994.
In 1995 Hellyar was named director of the Color Product Platform, responsible for development and commercialization of color negative films, papers and chemicals.
Effective May 1999, Hellyar was named general manager, Consumer Film Business, Consumer Imaging and was elected a corporate vice president. In October 2001, her responsibilities were expanded and in 2003 she added responsibilities for professional films.
In November 2004, Hellyar was named President, Display and Components Group. In January 2005, the Board of Directors elected her a senior vice president.
In September 2005, the Company move to four vertical businesses. Hellyar was named President, Film & Photofinishing Systems Group, while also continuing responsibility for Kodak’s Display business.
She received a BA in chemistry and mathematics from the College of St. Catherine in St. Paul, Minnesota, MS and PhD degrees in chemical engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and an MBA in the Management of Technology from the Sloan School at MIT. | 