American Institute of Chemical Engineers
Delaware Valley Section
Biography
January 25, 2006 CEO Lecture
Raj Gupta
You do not have to be an AIChE
Member to join us on Wednesday, January 25, 2006 to hear Raj Gupta who is
President and CEO of Rohm and Haas.
Mr. Gupta joined Rohm and Haas
in 1971 and has held positions of increasing responsibility both domestically
and internationally.
In December 1998, Mr. Gupta was
elected to the Board of Directors and named Vice Chairman in January 1999. He
became Chairman and Chief Executive Officer on October 1, 1999. Mr. Gupta
assumed the additional title of President in early 2005.
Mr. Gupta holds a B.S. degree
in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (1967), a M.S.
degree in Operations Research from Cornell University (1969), and a M.B.A. in
Finance from Drexel University (1972).
Mr. Gupta is the immediate past
Chairman of the American Chemistry Council, and the Society of Chemical
Industry, America Section. He sits on the board of trustees for Drexel
University. He is a member of the boards of Tyco, The Vanguard Group, the
American Chemistry Council, and the Chemical Heritage Foundation.
The dinner meeting is at the
Union League of Philadelphia, which is an interesting and historic place to
visit on its own.
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