FMC CEO Elected Charmain of the Board

FMC Corporation

today announced that Pierre Brondeau, FMC president and CEO, has been elected chairman of the board, effective Oct. 1, 2010. Mr. Brondeau succeeds William G. Walter, who retired earlier this year from FMC and will retire from the board of directors on Sept. 30, 2010, as part of the company's normal succession plan. Mr. Brondeau, age 53, became president and chief executive officer for FMC Corporation on Jan. 1, 2010. He retired from Dow Chemical Company in September 2009 where he served as president and chief executive officer of Dow Advanced Materials. Prior to joining Dow, Mr. Brondeau was president and chief operating officer of Rohm and Haas Company, which was acquired by Dow Chemical in April 2009. Learn how to find the best

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