Natural Resources >> CEO Interviews >> November 5, 2002
RAYMOND A. TUCKER is Senior Vice President, Chief Financial
Officer of H.B. Fuller Company, a 116-year-old worldwide
manufacturer and marketer of specialty chemical products,
headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota. Mr. Tucker joined H.B.
Fuller on July 1, 1999. He serves as a member of the company's
leadership council and executive committee. In 2000, Mr. Tucker
was appointed Chairman of Stratyc, a technology venture developed
at H.B. Fuller Company. Prior to joining H.B. Fuller, Mr. Tucker
spent his career with Bayer Corporation, a wholly owned
subsidiary of Bayer A.G., headquartered in Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania. Mr. Tucker joined Bayer in 1968, and while there,
held a number of key financial and operations positions. These
included Vice President of Finance and Administration for Bayer's
Industrial Chemicals Division, where he was responsible for the
full spectrum of financial activities, along with information
systems, human resources, and mergers and acquisitions. In
addition, Mr. Tucker served as Senior Vice President of Inorganic
Products for the NAFTA region. Mr. Tucker attended Ohio
University at Athens. Profile
Fuller Company and a picture of things as they are now?
Mr. Tucker: H.B. Fuller is a 116-year-old company, founded in
1887 by Harvey
