Ellen J. Kullman-President, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company ("DuPont") in Wilmington and a former director of General Motors

Ellen J. Kullman (born January 1956, Wilmington, Delaware) is an American business executive. She is President, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company ("DuPont") in Wilmington and a former director of General Motors. Forbes ranked her 7th of the 100 Most Powerful Women in 2009.Early life

Kullman was born Ellen Jamison, the younger daughter of Joseph and Margaret Jamison.She has two older brothers and an older sister.Kullman attended Tower Hill School in Wilmington, and then studied mechanical engineering at Tufts University where she received her bachelor's degree in 1978.In 1983 she received a master's degree in management from Northwestern University.
Career

Kullman began her business career at General Electric and joined DuPont in 1988 as marketing manager in the company's medical imaging business. In her previous role as executive vice president she was responsible for four of DuPont's business platforms as well as leading the company's growth in markets outside the USA.
DuPont's board of directors elected Kullman President and a director of the company with effect from October 1, 2008 and Chief Executive Officer with effect from January 1, 2009.She is the nineteenth executive, and the first woman, to lead the company in its 206 year history.Fortune magazine named Kullman fifteenth in its list of the world's fifty most powerful women for 2008, and fifth on the list for 2009 and 2010. The Wall Street Journal named her eighth on its 2008 list of "Women to Watch".
Kullman was a director of General Motors from 2004-2008 and was elected to the Board of Trustees of Tufts University in 2006.
On October 30, 2009, DuPont announced that its board of directors had elected Kullman as Chairman of the company effective December 31, 2009.
Personal life

Kullman is married to Michael Kullman and they have three children, Maggie and twins Stephen and David .
Source:wikipedia.org

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