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Deavenport, Earnest W. was born in Macon, Mississippi, United States.
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Earnest W. Deavenport
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Earnest W. Deavenport, American Chemical executive. Alfred P. Sloan fellow Massachusetts Institute of Technology; recipient Executive Excellence award Chemical Management and Resources Association, 1995. Member Chemical Manufacturing Association (board director since 1994), Society Chemical Industry (Executive Committee American section).
Education
Bachelor of Science chemical engineering, Mississippi State University Master of Arts in Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Career
Chemical engineer, Eastman Chemical Company, 1960; president Carolina division, Eastman Chemical Company, South Carolina., 1982; assistant general manager, Eastman Chemical Company, 1985; vice president, Kodak, 1985; president and group vice president, Kodak, 1993; chairman, Chief Executive Officer, Eastman Chemical, Kingsport, Tennessee, since 1994. Chairman American Plastics Council. Board director First American Corporation.
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Member Chemical Manufacturing Association (board director since 1994), Society Chemical Industry (Executive Committee American section).
