Pierre R Brondeau

Pierre R. Brondeau joined Rohm and Haas Company in May 1989 as European marketing manager for the Plastics Additives business unit located in Paris. In 1991, he transferred to Valbonne, France to head the Technical Service and Development Laboratories. Dr. Brondeau was promoted to director of Plastics Additives Research in 1993, and moved to Shipley Company as director of Research, Sales and Marketing in 1995. Since then, Dr. Brondeau has held top leadership positions at Shipley Company, including vice president, Operations and Technology (1997), and president, chief operating officer (1999). In April 1999, Dr. Brondeau was named vice president for Rohm and Haas Company, business group director of the Electronic Materials Division, and president and CEO of Electronic Materials. Relocating to Paris, France in 2003, Dr. Brondeau took on the added responsibility of director for the European Region. Prior to joining Rohm and Haas, Dr. Brondeau worked at Air Liquide in France. He earned a B.S. degree in Biochemical Engineering at INSA France (1980), a M.S. degree in Biochemical Engineering at the University of Montpellier, France (1981), and a Ph.D. in Biochemical Engineering at the University of Toulouse, France (1983).