The DuPont board of directors names Edward Breen the company’s chair and chief executive officer, effective immediately. Breen has served as interim chair and CEO of DuPont since Oct. 16, 2015, and joined the company’s board in February 2015.
“Ed Breen brings to DuPont an exceptional track record of business leadership and value creation. As a chief executive, he has consistently delivered superior returns through robust growth and portfolio strategies, across a range of industries. As a DuPont board member and interim chair and CEO, Ed has rapidly and actively engaged in advancing the transformation of DuPont,” said Alexander M. Cutler, DuPont’s lead independent director.
“The board has concluded he is the right leader for the company. We could not be more pleased to appoint an executive of his experience and caliber to lead DuPont through its next stage of growth and achievement.”
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