MOSCOW (MRC) -- DuPont has named Jeanmarie F. Desmond as its vice president and controller, effective Aug. 17, succeeding Barry J. Niziolek who plans to retire in September following 34 years of service to the company, said the producer on its site.
"As controller, Barry has been a valuable member of my team in Finance, and DuPont is a more competitive company today thanks to his contributions," said Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Nicholas C. Fanandakis. “Barry has brought greater transparency, accountability and productivity to the organization through his work as controller and has played a significant role in transforming this company. Equally important, he has been a trusted and forward-thinking leader whose wise counsel will be missed greatly by many of us who have worked with him over the years.
"Jean is a strong leader whose background in Investor Relations, Tax and Audit brings diverse experience to her new role as controller. I’m confident her recent work in modernizing and streamlining our Audit organization will benefit DuPont greatly as we move forward with the company’s important transformation efforts. Jean has been a much-admired member of my team. Personally and professionally, I look forward to continuing to work with her."
Desmond, who joined DuPont in 1989, was most recently the general auditor and chief ethics and compliance leader. Previously, she spent her career in leadership roles in controllership, investor relations, tax, and financial planning and analysis.
As MRC reported before, in May 2015, The Chemours Co., the company created by the spinoff of Dupont's Performance Chemicals unit, named the eight members of its board of directors. The spinoff occurred July 1.
DuPont is an American chemical company that was founded in July, 1802. The company manufactures a wide range of chemical products, leading extensive innovative research in this field. The company is the inventor of many unique plastics and other materials, including neoprene, nylon, Teflon, Kevlar, Mylar, Tyvek, etc. DuPont was the developer and main producer of Freon used in the production of refrigeration equipment.
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