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Gerald M. Estes, Vice President, Business Development, joined LORD in February 1989, as General Manager of the Seal Division in Shelton, Connecticut. In November 1989, he assumed responsibility for the Engineered Plastics Division, Corporate Development/LORD Ventures, and the Composite, Materials, and Process Development Groups. In 1991, Gerry was named a Corporate Vice President, and in 1993 assumed the position of Executive Assistant to the Chairman with responsibility for Advanced Technology Research in Cary, North Carolina.
Gerry earned his B.S.E. in Chemical Engineering from Princeton University and his M.S. and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin. Prior to joining LORD, Gerry held technical and sales/marketing management positions with DuPont, and was Director of New Business Development with Occidental Chemical Corporation, Vice President of Technology and Marketing with CR Industries, and Vice President of Technology Transfer with the Gas Research Institute. |