FACC Philadelphia

Meet the Executive of DuPont

Dr. Thomas M. Connelly, Jr.
EVP and Chief Innovation Officer

Agricultural Biotechnology:
Will Europe Get On Board?

Thursday, September 11^th, 2008
6:00 PM - 8:30 PM

Hosted by

One Dock Street at 2nd & Walnut Sts.

Tom Connelly surprised the audience
with a welcome in French

DuPont's Dick Bingham & Lynn Shaw and
Tom & Patricia Connelly with
FACC Board Member Ed Lovelidge of PWC and
FACC President Peter Tucci

Dr. Connelly was introduced by FACC Treaurer Ed Lovelidge, now Managing Director of the Philadelphia Metro Market of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Erwann Michel-Kerjan of the Wharton School with
FACC Board Members Fabrice Lebourgeois of Marsh USA and
Vincent Vadot of Sartomer USA LLC

MEET OUR SPEAKER

Thomas M. Connelly, Jr.
Executive Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer
DuPont, Wilmington, DE

Thomas M. Connelly, Jr. is executive vice president and a member of the company's Office of the Chief Executive. He also has responsibility for DuPont Agriculture & Nutrition and DuPont Applied BioSciences. He joined DuPont in 1977, as research engineer at the DuPont Experimental Station in Wilmington, Delaware.

He held a number of technical leadership roles including laboratory director in the United Kingdom and Switzerland. He led a number of major DuPont businesses including Delrin® and Kevlar®.

In January 1999 he was named vice president and general manager - DuPont Fluoroproducts. He was named senior vice president and Chief Science & Technology Officer in September 2001. He was appointed to his current position in June 2006.

Dr. Connelly was born in Toledo, Ohio. He graduated with highest honors from Princeton University with degrees in chemical engineering and economics. As a Winston Churchill Scholar, he received his doctorate in chemical e ngineering from the University of Cambridge. He serves in advisory roles to the U.S. Government and the Republic of Singapore.

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, 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.