Natural Resources >> CEO Interviews >> September 14, 1999
JOSEPH H. NETHERLAND, JR., was elected President of FMC Corporation and
elected to its board of directors in June, 1999. He is responsible for
the company's Energy Systems, Food and Transportation Systems, and
Specialty Chemicals groups, as well as FMC Foret, chemical technology
and shared services, corporate information technology and worldwide
marketing. He served as Executive Vice President of FMC Corporation
since July, 1998. He has been a Vice President of the corporation since
April, 1987. Mr. Netherland joined FMC in 1973 as a business planner for
the Machinery Group. After becoming the acting manager, planning
department, of that group in 1974, he went on to hold various positions
in the Defense Equipment Group. In 1978, he was named operations
manager, Ordnance Division, in charge of the production start-up of the
Bradley Fighting Vehicle. He moved to FMC's former Petroleum Equipment
Group in 1983 as manager, Fluid Control Division, and became manager,
Wellhead Division in 1984. In December, 1985 he was appointed general
manager of Petroleum Equipment Group. In April, 1989, he also assumed
responsibility for the company's former Specialized Machinery Group. He
was appointed general manager of FMC's Energy and Transportation
Equipment Group in 1992, when the company consolidated its commercial
machinery businesses into two groups. Prior to joining FMC, he worked a
an industrial engineer for E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co. From 1969 to
1972, he served as an officer with the U.S. Coast Guard. He received a
Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial engineering from Georgia
Institute of Technology and a Master of Business Administration degree
from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Finance. Mr.
Netherland is past Chairman and current board member of the Petroleum
Equipment Suppliers Association. He serves on the Board of Directors of
the American Petroleum Institute and the National Ocean Industries
Association. He is also a member of the Petroleum Club of Houston and
the Economic club of Chicago. Profile
Mr. Netherland: FMC is a company that started in the late 1800s, and
primarily, in its initial stages made spray pumps
