Rose Lee

President, Safety & Construction

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President, Safety & Construction
Rose Lee
 
 
 

Rose Lee is President of the DuPont Safety & Construction business, (S&C), a $5.5 billion global leader providing highly engineered solutions to meet life’s essential needs for water, shelter and safety across a variety of end markets. In this role, Rose is responsible for the strategic direction and operations of the business, building on S&C’s established leadership positions and highly differentiated offerings. 

 
 
 

With over 20 years of experience, Rose is a proven leader who brings global business and management expertise, supported by a deep understanding of science and technology, to drive customer engagement and business growth.

Rose joined DuPont in January 2015 as Global Business Director, DuPont™ Kevlar® and Aramid Intermediates. In 2016, she assumed the role of President, DuPont Protection Solutions and was named President, Safety & Construction for the Specialty Products Division following the DowDuPont merger in September 2017.

Prior to joining DuPont, Rose applied her business acumen to a series of roles with increasing responsibility at Saint-Gobain. Rose initially held leadership roles in Strategic Planning and Information Technology at Saint-Gobain. In 2004, she assumed the post of Vice President and General Manager of CertainTeed Pipe & Plastics business, an operating unit of Saint-Gobain. In 2008, she was named President of Saint-Gobain Crystals and in 2010, Vice President, Innovative Materials Sector.

Prior to joining Saint-Gobain, she held various engineering and management positions at Pratt & Whitney, a United Technologies company. She also was a Senior Consultant at Booz, Allen & Hamilton in New York City.

Rose is a board member of Crown Holdings, Inc. She has served as a member of the Economic Advisory Council for the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, Inc., and is a member of Women Corporate Directors, Philadelphia chapter.

Rose earned a B.S. in aerospace engineering from Cornell University, a M.S. in mechanical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and an M.B.A. from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.