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 DelrinŽ and KevlarŽ.

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.