Eastman CEO and leadership

Mark Costa is a Board Member at American Chemistry Council, Chairman at EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO, and Senior Vice President at Polymers Group and is based in Johnson City, Tennessee. He has worked as Exec VP:Speciality Polymers at EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO, Senior VP:Corp Strategy at EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO, and Senior Partner:Integrated North American at Monitor Group. Mark attended Harvard Business School and University of California Berkeley.

Brad A. Lich is an executive vice president at Eastman Chemical Company. He is responsible for the company’s Additives & Functional Products and Advanced Materials segments, as well as the corporate innovation, marketing, sales, and pricing organizations. Previously, Lich was vice president and general manager of Eastman’s Additives & Functional Products segment. He had direct responsibility for global strategy and business operations. Prior to that position, he was vice president and general manager of Coatings, Adhesives, Specialty Polymers, and Inks business segment. Lich holds a bachelor’s degree from Indiana University and a MBA from Northwestern Kellogg Graduate School of Management. Lich joined Eastman in 2001 as director of Global Product Management and Marketing for Coatings. Other positions of increasing responsibility followed. In 2006, Lich became vice president of Global Marketing with direct responsibility for company-wide marketing functions. Prior to joining Eastman, Lich was co-founder and CEO of CoatingsMart, Inc. Lich’s work experience also includes serving in various roles with Valspar and Dow Chemical. Lich and wife reside in Tennessee and have two children. He has served in several leadership roles in industry associations and civic organizations. Lich’s personal interests include golf and running.

Julie McAlindon is a Chief Procurement Officer and Vice President, Transformation at EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO and is based in Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol Area. She has worked as Corporate Vice President, Marketing at Avient Corporation Formerly Polyone Corporation; Sr. Vice President and President, Designed Structures and Solutions at Avient Corporation Formerly Polyone Corporation; and President and CEO at On-Point to Excel LLC. Julie attended Thunderbird School of Global Management between 2000 and 2000, Western University between 1986 and 1989, and University of Virginia Darden School of Business between 2006 and 2006.

Walker is a seasoned executive with senior leadership experience spanning multiple industries, nearly three decades of legal experience and a strong track record of strategy development, working with Boards of Directors with responsibility for legal matters and corporate governance policies and practices. Walker joins Eastman having most recently served as Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer of Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc., America’s largest military shipbuilding company and government services provider. Prior to joining Huntington Ingalls in 2015, Walker served as Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel and Secretary at American Water Works Co. where she led a team of professionals having responsibility for the human resources, information technology, government affairs, corporate communications and law departments. Before joining American Water, she served as Senior Vice President and General Counsel for Diageo North America where she was a member of the senior leadership team for the multi-national Diageo, plc. Walker also previously served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary for BJ’s Wholesale Club and as a corporate partner in private practice.

Mark Cox is a Senior VP/Chief Manufacturing Ofcr at EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO. He has worked as Senior VP/Chief MFG & Engg Ofcr at EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO, VP:Chemicals & Fibers Tech at EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO, and VP:Worldwide Engg & Construction at EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO. Mark works or has worked as MEMBER at American Institute of Chemical Engineers and MEMBER at Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society. He studied at University of Tennessee and Northwestern University - Kellogg Graduate School of Management.

Mark Costa is a Board Member at American Chemistry Council, Chairman at EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO, and Senior Vice President at Polymers Group and is based in Johnson City, Tennessee. He has worked as Exec VP:Speciality Polymers at EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO, Senior VP:Corp Strategy at EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO, and Senior Partner:Integrated North American at Monitor Group. Mark attended Harvard Business School and University of California Berkeley.