Ellen J. Kullman
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Kullman at the Joseph Priestley Society in 2010
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| Born |
Ellen Jamison January 22, 1956 Wilmington, Delaware |
| Residence | Wilmington, Delaware |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater |
Tufts University Northwestern University |
| Occupation | Business executive |
| Home town | Wilmington, Delaware |
| Salary | $11.3 million (2010, including salary, bonuses and stock options) |
| Title | Former president, Chair and Chief Executive Officer of DuPont |
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| Spouse(s) | Michael Kullman |
| Parent(s) | Joseph Jamison Margaret Jamison |
Ellen J. Kullman (born January 22, 1956) is a United States business executive. She was formerly Chair and Chief Executive Officer of E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company ("DuPont") in Wilmington and is a former director of General Motors. Forbes ranked her 31st of the 100 Most Powerful Women in 2014. On October 5, 2015, DuPont announced that Kullman would retire on October 16, 2015.
Kullman was born Ellen Jamison in Wilmington, Delaware, the younger daughter of Joseph and Margaret Jamison. She has two older brothers and an older sister. Kullman attended Tower Hill School in Wilmington and then studied mechanical engineering at Tufts University, where she received her bachelor's degree in 1978. In 1983, she received a master's degree in management from Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.
Kullman began her business career at General Electric and joined DuPont in 1988 as marketing manager in the company's medical imaging business. In her later role as executive vice president she was responsible for four of DuPont's business platforms as well as leading the company's growth in markets outside the USA.
DuPont's board of directors elected Kullman President and a director of the company with effect from October 1, 2008 and Chief Executive Officer with effect from January 1, 2009. She is the nineteenth executive, and the first woman, to lead the company in its 212-year history.Fortune magazine named Kullman fifteenth in its list of the world's fifty most powerful women for 2008, and fifth on the list for 2009 and 2010. In 2014 she was ranked as the 31st most powerful woman in the world, up from 42nd in 2013.The Wall Street Journal named her eighth on its 2008 list of "Women to Watch".
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