Enjoy dinner with Richard Bond, one of DPP's top leaders, at Sullivan's or Capers and Lemons (winner's choice)

Rick Bond graduated with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Purdue University in 1979. He started his career with the Dow Chemical Company where he held a variety of sales, marketing, and product management roles until 1996.  Rick continued serving in sales and marketing functions in DuPont Dow Elastomer until 1999, when he was appointed Global Business director for Kalrez®.  In 2006, Rick was appointed Global Business Director for Fluoroeastomers in DuPont Performance Elastomers (DPE).  In 2008, he began serving as the Managing Director for DPE.  Since the merger of DPE and DuPont Engineering Polymers in 2009, Rick has been serving as the Global Marketing and Product Director for DuPont Performance Polymers, where he has responsibility for leading the marketing and development organizations for Global Automotive and ICE (industrial, consumer, and energy) segments, as well as Product Management organizations for 10 families of products in DPP.  In addition Rick serves on a variety of DuPont & industry councils including: DuPont Diversity & Inclusion Champions Council, DuPont Marketing Advisory Council, American Chemistry Council Plastics Operating Board, World Plastics Council and Purdue Ch.E. Industry Advisory Council.