Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of DuPont

Richard R. Goodmanson is executive vice president and chief operating officer of DuPont.  He joined DuPont in May 1999.  Current responsibilities include leadership of the geographic regions, with a specific focus on growth in emerging economies, and transformational productivity programs.

Prior to joining DuPont, Mr. Goodmanson was president and chief executive officer of America West Airlines, based in Tempe, Arizona, from 1996 to 1999. 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 company's 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 $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.  This included, among others, 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 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.

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