Ferdinand Bauerdick to Succeed Douglas L. Moore as Vice President & General Manager - DuPont Advanced Coatings Systems and DuPont Performance Coatings Europe

WILMINGTON, Del., March 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- DuPont today announced that Douglas L. Moore, vice president and general manager, DuPont Advanced Coatings Systems and DuPont Performance Coatings Europe, will retire August 31, 2006, after 37 years of service.

Effective April 1, 2006, Ferdinand Bauerdick, global business director, High Performance and Filaments, DuPont Engineering Polymers, will become vice president and general manager, designate, for the global DuPont Advanced Coatings Systems business and DuPont Performance Coatings Europe.

"With Doug's retirement, we are losing a wise and seasoned business leader with tremendous people skills and a wealth of hands-on experience in the coatings industry," said Terry Caloghiris, group vice president for DuPont Coatings & Color Technologies. "Ferdinand has a strong track record as a results-oriented leader with in-depth knowledge of European industry. We believe he will be particularly effective in implementing the transformation plan we just announced for DuPont Performance Coatings."

Moore, 58, has served in a variety of sales, marketing and global business management positions since joining DuPont in 1969.

Bauerdick, 55, will initially focus on actions to improve the competitiveness and profitability of the Performance Coatings businesses in Europe. He will assume responsibility for Advanced Coatings Systems in June.

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