Dupont Chief Science & Technology Officer Thomas M Connelly receives "Award for Executive Excellence"
14 Jun '05
3 min read
Integration from crop science to final nutritional products that consumers now know as Solae, through a joint venture between DuPont and Bunge, is another example of how DuPont has been able to capitalize on technology throughout the value chain.
"I am honored to receive the Award for Executive Excellence," Dr. Connelly said. "It is a further demonstration that my peers and colleagues recognize DuPont's efforts to create and deliver new innovations to the global marketplace."
A chemical engineer and an economist, Dr. Connelly became senior vice president and chief science and technology officer on Sept. 1, 2000, after serving as vice president and general manager of DuPont Fluoroproducts. His leadership has taken him across the company and around the world in positions that included responsibility for products such as DuPont Kevlar to Delrin, and Geneva to Hong Kong.
Dr. Connelly 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 in 1977, and subsequently joined DuPont as a research engineer in the Elastomer Chemicals Department based in Wilmington, Del.
Previous recipients of the Award for Executive Excellence include: Madeleine Jacobs – CEO, American Chemical Society; Carl Jennings – BASF; Raj Gupta – Rohm & Haas; Vince Calarco – Crompton Corp.; Hap Wagner ty; Carl Jennings – BASF; Raj Gupta – Rohm & Haas; Vince Calarco – Crompton Corp.; Hap Wagner – Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.; Donald Rumsfeld – Searle; Hal Sorgenti – Arco; and Al Giacco – Hercules.
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