Eastman
Board of Directors
J. Brian Ferguson

J. Brian Ferguson
(Director since January 2002)
Executive Chairman of the Board, Eastman Chemical Company

Mr. Ferguson became Executive Chairman of the Board on May 7, 2009. He was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Eastman Chemical Company January 1, 2002 - May 7, 2009. He joined Eastman in 1977. Mr. Ferguson was named Vice President, Industry and Federal Affairs in 1994, became Managing Director, Greater China in 1997, was named President, Eastman Chemical Asia Pacific in 1998, became President, Polymers Group in 1999, and became President, Chemicals Group in 2001. He is also a member of the board of directors of FPL Group, Inc., parent company of Florida Power & Light Company. Mr. Ferguson serves as a member of the American Chemistry Council Board of Directors, and the Executive Committee of the Business Roundtable, and as a Trustee of the United States Council for International Business.

James P. Rogers

James P. Rogers
(Director since December 2008)
President and Chief Executive Officer, Eastman Chemical Company

Mr. Rogers became Eastman's President and Chief Executive Officer on May 7, 2009. He was named President of Eastman Chemical Company and head of the Company’s Chemicals and Fibers Business Group in 2006. He joined Eastman in 1999 as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and was also appointed Chief Operations Officer of Eastman Division in 2002. He was appointed Executive Vice President of the Company and President of Eastman Division in 2003. Before joining Eastman, Mr. Rogers served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of GAF Materials Corporation. He also served as Executive Vice President, Finance, of International Specialty Products, Inc., which was spun off from GAF in 1997. Mr. Rogers serves on the Board of Directors of Lord Corporation, a private technology company.

Gary E. Anderson

Gary E. Anderson
(Director since August 2007)
Retired Chairman of the Board and CEO, Dow Corning Corporation

Mr. Anderson was Chairman of the Board of Dow Corning, a global leader in silicon-based technology and innovation, from March 2001 until his retirement in 2004. He joined Dow Corning in 1967 and spent his career in various assignments including product development, process development, and manufacturing and process engineering leadership positions. From 1983 to 1984 he took a leave of absence to serve as acting deputy assistant secretary for Basic Industries in the Department of Commerce under Ronald Reagan's presidency, where he focused mainly on international trade problems and reducing the size of government. He was elected President of Dow Corning in 1994 and CEO in 1999, and elected Chairman of the Board in March 2001. Mr. Anderson is a member of the Board of Directors of Chemical Financial Corporation.

Committees: Audit; Finance (Chair); Health, Safety, Environmental & Security

Michael P. Conners

Michael P. Connors
(Director since March 2005)
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Information Services Group, Inc.

Mr. Connors is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Information Services Group, Inc., an acquisition company in the information services industry. Mr. Connors served as a member of the Executive Board of VNU N.V., a major worldwide media and marketing information company, from the merger of ACNielsen into VNU in 2001 until 2005, and served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of VNU Media Measurement & Information Group and Chairman of VNU World Directories until 2005. He previously was Vice Chairman of the Board of ACNielsen from its spin-off from the Dun & Bradstreet Corporation in 1996 until 2001, was Senior Vice President of American Express Travel Related Services from 1989 until 1995, and before that was a Corporate Vice President of Sprint Corporation. Mr. Connors is also a member of the board of directors of R.H. Donnelley Corporation.

Committees: Compensation & Management Development (Chair); Finance; Health, Safety, Environmental & Security; Nominating and Corporate Governance

Stephen R. Demerritt

Stephen R. Demeritt
(Director since February 2003)
Retired Vice Chairman, General Mills, Inc.

Mr. Demeritt served as Vice Chairman of General Mills, Inc. from 1999 until his retirement in 2005. General Mills is a leading producer of packaged consumer foods. He joined General Mills in 1969 and served in a variety of marketing positions, including President, International Foods from 1991 to 1993 and Chief Executive Officer of Cereal Partners Worldwide, General Mills' global cereal joint venture with Nestle, from 1993 to 1999. Mr. Demeritt serves as a Trustee on the Board of Trustees of Archstone-Smith Trust.

Committees: Compensation & Management Development; Finance; Health, Safety, Environmental & Security; Nominating and Corporate Governance

Robert M. Hernandez

Robert M. Hernandez
(Director since August 2002)
Retired Vice Chairman of the Board and Chief Financial Officer, USX Corporation

Mr. Hernandez has been Chairman of the Board of RTI International Metals, Inc. since 1990, and was Vice Chairman of the Board and Chief Financial Officer of USX Corporation from 1994 until his retirement in 2001. He joined U.S. Steel Corporation, the predecessor of USX, in 1968, and held positions of increasing responsibility in the financial and operating organizations, including Vice President and Treasurer from 1984 to 1987, Senior Vice President and Controller from 1987 to 1989, President, U.S. Diversified Group from 1989 to 1990, Senior Vice President, Finance from 1990 to 1991, and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from 1991 to 1994. RTI, a NYSE listed company, is a leading U.S. producer of titanium mill products and fabricated-metal parts for the global market, and was affiliated with USX prior to 2000. Mr. Hernandez is also Lead Director of American Casualty Excess (ACE) Ltd., Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees of BlackRock Mutual Funds, and a member of the Board of Directors of Tyco Electronics Ltd.

Committees: Audit; Finance; Health, Safety, Environmental & Security

Renée J. Hornbaker

Renée J. Hornbaker
(Director since September 2003)
Chief Financial Officer, Shared Technologies, Inc.

Ms. Hornbaker is Chief Financial Officer of Shared Technologies, Inc., a provider of converged voice and data networking solutions. Ms. Hornbaker served as Consultant to the Chief Executive Officer of CompuCom Systems, Inc., an information technology services provider, from 2005 until May 2006. She was Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Flowserve Corporation from 1997 until 2004. In 1977, Ms. Hornbaker joined the accounting firm Deloitte, Haskins & Sells, now Deloitte & Touche Tohmatsu, where she became a senior manager of its audit practice in the firm's Chicago office. Following that, she served in senior financial positions with several major companies from 1986 until 1996, when she joined BW/IP, Inc., a predecessor of Flowserve, as Vice President, Business Development.

Committees: Audit (Chair); Finance; Health, Safety, Environmental & Security

Lewis M. Kling

Lewis M. Kling
(Director since October 2006)
Vice Chairman, Flowserve Corporation

Mr. Kling is Vice Chairman of the Board of Flowserve Corporation, a manufacturer of pumps, valves, seals and components for the process industries. Mr. Kling served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Flowserve Corporation from 2005 until October 2009, and has served as a director since 2005. He joined Flowserve as Chief Operating Officer in 2004. Before joining Flowserve, he was Group Vice President and Corporate Vice President of SPX Corporation. From 1997 to 1999, he served as President of Dielectric Communications, a division of General Signal Corporation, which was purchased by SPX. Prior to joining General Signal, he was Senior Vice President and General Manager of AlliedSignal Aerospace’s commercial avionics systems and Chairman of the Board of American Russian Integrated Avionics JV. Before that, he served as Vice President and General Manager of Harris Corporation’s electronic systems division. Mr. Kling began his career in the Apollo support department at General Electric Company, where he served for 24 years in a number of management positions.

Committees: Audit; Finance; Health, Safety, Environmental & Security

Howard L. Lance

Howard L. Lance
(Director since December 2005)
Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer, Harris Corporation

Mr. Lance has served as President, Chief Executive Officer, and a director of Harris Corporation since January 2003, and was appointed Chairman of the Board in June 2003. Harris is an international communications and information technology company serving government and commercial markets. Mr. Lance was President of NCR Corporation, an information technology services provider, and Chief Operating Officer of its Retail and Financial Group from July 2001 until October 2002. Prior to joining NCR, he spent 17 years with Emerson Electric Company, an electronic products and systems company, where he held increasingly senior management positions. Earlier, Mr. Lance held sales and marketing positions with the Scott-Fetzer Company and Caterpillar, Inc. Mr. Lance is also a member of the Board of Directors of Stryker Corporation.

Committees: Compensation & Management Development; Finance; Health, Safety, Environmental & Security; Nominating and Corporate Governance (Chair)

Thomas H. McLain

Thomas H. McLain
(Director since February 2004)
Chief Executive Officer, Claro Scientific, LLC

Mr. McLain is Chief Executive Officer of Claro Scientific, LLC, an early-stage biomedical company that utilizes breakthroughs in biophotonic research to develop portable, low-cost devices to rapidly identify micro-organisms from bodily fluid samples. Mr. McLain served as Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and President of Nabi Biopharmaceuticals from 2004 until his resignation in February 2007. He was Chief Executive Officer, President and a director of Nabi from 2002 until 2004. Previously, Mr. McLain served as President, Chief Operating Officer and a director in 2002 and 2003, and in 2001 and 2002, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. From 1998 to 2001, Mr. McLain served as Senior Vice President, Corporate Services and Chief Financial Officer. From 1988 to 1998, Mr. McLain was employed by Bausch & Lomb, Inc., a global eye care company, where he held various senior financial management positions of increasing responsibility. Before joining Bausch & Lomb, Mr. McLain practiced with the accounting firm of Ernst & Young LLP.

Committees: Audit; Finance; Health, Safety, Environmental & Security (Chair)

David W. Raisbeck

David W. Raisbeck
(Director since December 2000)
Retired Vice Chairman, Cargill, Incorporated

Mr. Raisbeck has served as Vice Chairman of Cargill, Incorporated, from 1999 until his retirement from Cargill in October 2008. He joined Cargill in 1971 and has held a variety of merchandising and management positions focused primarily in the commodity and financial trading businesses. Mr. Raisbeck was appointed President of Cargill's Financial Markets Division in 1988 and President of Cargill's Trading Sector in 1993, was elected a director of Cargill in 1994, Executive Vice President in 1995, and was elected as Vice Chairman in 1999. He remains a member of Cargill’s board of directors, and is also a member of the board of directors of Cardinal Health, Inc.

Committees: Compensation & Management Development; Finance; Health, Safety, Environmental & Security; Nominating and Corporate Governance

Peter M. Wood

Peter M. Wood
(Director since May 2000)
Former Managing Director, J.P. Morgan & Company

Mr. Wood served as Managing Director of J.P. Morgan & Company, an investment banking firm, from 1986 until his retirement in 1996, and was Vice President, Mergers & Acquisitions, of Kidder, Peabody & Company, Inc., an investment banking firm, from 1981 to 1986. From 1966 to 1981 Mr. Wood was a member (and a partner since 1971) of the international management consulting firm of McKinsey & Company. Mr. Wood was non-executive Chairman of the Board of Stone & Webster, Incorporated from 2000 to 2004. He is also a member of the board of directors of Middlesex Mutual Assurance Company.

Committees: Compensation & Management Development; Finance; Health, Safety, Environmental & Security; Nominating and Corporate Governance

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