RSSEastman Chemical Co.
Company Information
Founded in 1920 and headquartered in Kingsport, Tenn., Eastman is a Fortune 500 company with approximately 10,500 employees. The company manufactures and markets more than 1,200 chemicals, fibers and plastics worldwide.
Company Officers
J. Brian Ferguson
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Ferguson became Chairman and CEO on January 1, 2002. Prior to becoming chairman and CEO, Ferguson was president of Eastman’s Chemicals Group, where he had direct responsibility for all chemicals-based business organizations, as well as the manufacturing, sales, pricing and product management, technology and geographical aspects of the business group. Born in Lubbock, Texas, on June 16, 1954, Ferguson joined Eastman in 1977 after graduating from Arizona State University with a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering.
James P. Rogers
President and Chemicals & Fibers Business Group Head
Rogers was named executive vice president of Eastman Chemical Co. and president of Eastman Division in November 2003, the position he held at the time of his current appointment. Rogers graduated with High Distinction and Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Virginia with a B.A. degree in psychology in 1973. In 1983, he received an MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. From 1973 through 1980, Rogers served in the United States Navy as a naval aviator, flying off of the U.S.S. Eisenhower, and achieving the rank of Lieutenant.
Curtis E. Espeland
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Espeland was appointed to his current position on Sept. 1, 2008. A native of Geneva, Minnesota, Espeland graduated with distinction from Iowa State University with a BBA in accounting in 1986. He received an MBA with honors in 2002 from the University of Chicago’s Graduate School of Business. He completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School in 2008. Espeland is a certified public accountant. Espeland joined Eastman in 1996 and has held multiple corporate and business finance positions.
Investor Information
For the latest financial reports, visit: http://www.eastman.com/Company/Investor_Relations/
Contact Information
- Eastman Chemical Co.
- 200 S. Wilcox Dr.
- Kingsport, Tenn. 37660-5147
- www.eastman.com
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Eastman manufactures and markets chemicals, fibers and plastics worldwide. It provides key differentiated coatings, adhesives and specialty plastics products; is a major supplier of cellulose acetate fibers; and produces PET polymers for packaging.
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