Consumer >> CEO Interviews >> April 16, 2001
JOHN TELEVANTOS is President and Chief Executive Officer of Foamex
International Inc. He was named President and Chief Executive Officer of
the company early in 2001. He joined Foamex in May 1999 as President of
the Foam Business Group, with responsibility for the company's Foam and
Automotive Products business units, and the following year was named to
the Board of Directors. Mr. Televantos began his career at Union Carbide
Corporation in 1977 as Process R&D Engineer. When Union Carbide's
urethane business was acquired by ARCO in 1991, Mr. TeIevantos was named
Director of ARCO's Urethane Technology. He represented ARCO at SPI and
on the American Plastics Council, and was Associate Editor of the
Journal of Cellular Plastics. During his tenure with ARCO, Mr.
Televantos is credited with overall leadership of the company's business
development and technology programs and with establishing partnership
programs with key customers. When ARCO was acquired by Lyondell Chemical
Company in 1998, Mr. Televantos was named Lyondell's Vice President,
Development Businesses and Research, with responsibility for developing
new global markets for polyurethanes ' a position he held until joining
Foamex. Mr. Televantos earned his BS in Chemical Engineering from the
University of London in 1973, followed by a PhD in Chemical Engineering
at the University of London's Imperial College in 1977. Profile
Foamex?
Mr. Televantos: Foamex is the leading producer of polyurethane foam in
North America. The history of our company
