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Mixed Results
Fewer directors, but more executive officers, are women at chemical companies this year
by Alexander Tullo
July 24, 2006
| A version of this story appeared in
Volume 84, Issue 30
| BOARD OF DIRECTORS | WOMEN IN MANAGEMENT | |||||||||
| WOMEN | TOTAL | EXECUTIVE OFFICERS | ||||||||
| COMPANY | INSIDEa | OUTSIDE | WOMEN | BOARD | CEO | COO | CFO | WOMEN | TOTAL | FUNCTION |
| Air Products & Chemicals | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | VP, human resources |
| Albemarle | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | |
| Arch Chemicals | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | VP, general counsel, and secretary |
| Ashland | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | VP, human resources |
| Cabot | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Cambrex | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | Assistant general counsel and assistant corporate secretary; VP, human resources |
| Celanese | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Chemtura | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | Executive VP, CFO |
| Cytec Industries | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Dow Chemical | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | VP, human resources, diversity and inclusion, and public affairs |
| DuPont | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Eastman Chemical | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | Senior VP, chief legal officer, and corporate secretary |
| Engelhard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| ExxonMobil | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |
| Ferro | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | VP, color and glass performance materials; VP, human resources |
| FMC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | VP, general counsel, and secretary |
| H.B. Fuller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | VP, human resources; VP and treasurer |
| General Electric | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 28 | Senior VP, GE Plastics; VP and treasurer; senior VP, corporate businessdevelopment |
| Georgia Gulf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Goodyear | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | Senior VP, human resources; VP, governmental relations |
| W.R. Grace | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Hercules | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Honeywell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | President and CEO of specialty materials; president and CEO of transportation systems |
| Huntsman Corp. | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Kerr-McGee | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | VP and treasurer; VP, human resources |
| Kronos Worldwide | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | VP and tax director |
| Lubrizol | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | Director, foreign audits and transfer pricing; treasurer; corporate secretary; VP, investor relations |
| Lyondell Chemical | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | Senior VP, general counsel, and secretary |
| Monsanto | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | VP, investor relations; VP and chief of staff; senior VP, corporate strategy |
| Mosaic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | VP, public affairs |
| NewMarket | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Occidental | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Phelps Dodge | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | VP, human resources |
| PPG Industries | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | Senior VP, glass and fiber glass |
| Praxair | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Rohm and Haas | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | Chief information officer |
| Solutia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | Senior VP, general counsel, and secretary |
| Stepan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Sterling Chemicals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Terra Industries | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wellman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | VP and treasurer |
| Westlake | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| TOTAL | 0 | 47 | 47 | 422 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 422 | |
| WOMEN DIRECTORS PER COMPANY 1.0 WOMEN DIRECTORS AS % OF BOARD POSITIONS 11.1% WOMEN EXECUTIVES PER COMPANY 0.9 WOMEN EXECUTIVES AS % OF OFFICER POSITIONS 8.8% | ||||||||||
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