Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer

DuPont   
　　

Richard R. Goodmanson is executive vice president, chief operating officer of DuPont and a member of the companys Office of the Chief Executive. Its chief executive officer is Charles O. Holliday Jr. who directly leads the company with his core leadership team.

　　Mr Goodmanson joined DuPont in May 1999. His current responsibilities include leadership of the operational functions in the company and of different major regions, with specific focus on the growth in emerging markets and transformation of improving its productivity.

　　Prior to joining DuPont, from 1996 to 1999, Mr. Goodmanson was president and chief executive officer of America West Airlines, based in Tempe, Arizona. During his tenure at America West, the airline achieved the highest rate of growth of any hub-and-spoke major carrier in North America, won the J. D. Power award for customer service twice and achieved the highest EPS results in the companys history.

　　From 1992 to 1996 he was senior vice president of operations for Frito-Lay, Inc. with responsibility for all operational activities (excluding sales and marketing) for the then $7 billion North American division of PepsiCo. He was a principal at McKinsey & Company, Inc. from 1980 to 1991 and led client service teams on major programs of strategy development, mergers and alliances, operational performance improvement and major change programs. Prior to McKinsey, he spent 10 years in heavy civil engineering project management, principally in Southeast Asia, including the construction of the Hong Kong Subway System.

　　Mr. Goodmanson serves on the board of directors of the Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Ltd. corporations and is the Chair of the Board of the United Way of Delaware.

　　Mr. Goodmanson, a U.S. citizen, was born in Australia and educated at universities in both countries. He holds degrees in civil engineering, commerce, economics and business administration.

DuPont

DuPont Overview
　　
　　DuPont is a science company.  Founded in 1802, DuPont puts science to work by creating sustainable solutions essential to a better, safer, healthier life for people everywhere.  Operating in more than 70 countries and regions, DuPont offers a wide range of innovative products and services for markets including agriculture, nutrition, electronics, communications, safety and protection, home and construction, transportation and apparel.
　　
　　Global sales reached US$27.4 billion in 2006.
　　
　　Our Vision
　　
　　The vision of DuPont is to be the worlds most dynamic science company, creating sustainable solutions essential to a better, safer, healthier life for people everywhere.
　　
　　Our Mission
　　
　　Sustainable Growth: Increasing shareholder and societal value while reducing our environmental footprint.
　　
　　DuPont Core Values
　　  Safety & Health
　　  Environmental Stewardship
　　  Ethical Behavior
　　  Respect for People
　　
　　DuPont in Asia Pacific
　　
　　  Incorporated as Du Pont Far East Inc. in Tokyo Japan in 1961
　　
　　  Currently operating businesses in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, the Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, India, Pakistan, Australia and New Zealand and etc.
　　
　　
DuPont in China
　　
　　  The first business in China began in Qing dynasty (the year of 1863)
　　  Opened the Beijing office in 1984
　　  Established Du Pont China Holding Company Limited ("DCH") in Shenzhen in 1988
　　  Currently DCH has three branches located in Guangzhou, Shanghai and Beijing
　　  Currently has 37 wholly owned/joint venture enterprises in China
　　  Total investment to date in China over US$700 million.
　　  About 6000 employees in China.
　　  Planned to double the investment to US$1.2 billion by 2010.
　　
　　
　　
　　Making Science to Work
　　
　　DuPont is a company of science and innovation.  The Company has more than 40 laboratories in the United States, and 35 research and development facilities in 11 other countries and regions throughout the world.  The 100-year old Experimental Station is one of the first and largest industrial research and development facilities in the world.  Accommodating 5100 scientists and engineers, DuPont invests US$1.3 billion in research and development every year.  The Ex-Station is home to the discovery and development of virtually every major DuPont product - including neoprene, nylon, Kevlar® advanced fibers, Tyvek® nonwovens, and Corian® solid surface material, to name a few.  Today, the Company owns 17,000 active patents and the number keeps growing in recent years as patent approval is obtained almost every day.  The Company had nearly 1,700 total patent filings in 2004. 
　　
　　"Put our science to work" is one of the keys to the companys sustainable growth. In 2005, DuPont announced a set of actions accordingly including creation of its newest Technology Platform, DuPont Bio-Based Materials; accelerating science-based innovation by 30% by prioritizing programs for faster and larger payoffs by 2010, and faster commercialization of our US$3 billion pipeline of bio-based materials.  By developing and delivering breakthrough products using renewable, biologically based resources, DuPont makes sustainable growth not a distant goal, but an immediate reality.

Editor: Yan