Effective August 1, 2008, Dr. Gregory W. Nelson has been named Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Eastman Chemical Company. Prior to being named to this position, Dr. Nelson served as Vice President, Corporate Technology.

He is a native of Birmingham, Alabama. He received his Bachelors of Science degree in 1984 from the University of Alabama and a Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry from Emory University in 1988. He completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School in 2007.

After graduation Dr. Nelson joined Eastman Chemical Company and conducted individual research in laboratory automation, polymers processing, polymer chemistry, and spectroscopic analysis of polymer systems and processes.

Dr. Nelson has held positions as:

• Market Development Manager for the Performance Plastics Business
• Laboratory Supervisor for the Polymer Stabilization and Colorants Research Laboratory
• Technology Manager for the Flexible Plastics Business
• Business Unit Manager for the Polyethylene Business
• Vice President, Technology for Voridian, a Division of Eastman Chemical Company
• Vice President, Polymers Technology, Eastman Chemical Company

Dr. Nelson is a member of the American Chemical Society and has held a position on the Board of Industrial Advisors to the University of Alabama Chemistry Department.