Name Raj Gupta | ||
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Known for Former Chairman, CEO, and president of Rohm and Haas | ||
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Rajiv L. Gupta (born December 23, 1945) is an Indian-born American businessman, the former chairman, CEO, and former president of Rohm and Haas
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Early life
Rajiv L. Gupta was born on December 23, 1945 in Muzaffarnagar, India, the son of Phool Prakash and Rukmini Sahai.
He graduated in 1967 with a degree in mechanical engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Bombay. Gupta continued his studies going on to earn an M.S. degree in Operations Research in 1969 from Cornell University, and his M.B.A. in Finance from the Bennett S. LeBow College of Business at Drexel University in 1972.
Career
He is the former chairman, CEO, and president of Philadelphia-based Rohm and Haas. In 1971 Gupta joined Rohm and Haas as a financial analyst. Working his way up in the company, Gupta was elected to the board of directors and named vice chairman in January 1999 and later became chairman and chief executive officer in October 1999. He assumed the additional title of president in early 2005. He left Rohm & Haas after its $15.3 billion acquisition by Dow in 2009.
In April 2005 the US Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce named Gupta as one of the top 10 most influential Asian Americans in business. In 2006 Gupta was named Drexel's 53rd Business Leader of the Year. Gupta has also served as the chairman for the American Chemistry Council and the Society of Chemical Industry, America Section.
In 2010 he was chairman of Avantor Performance Material based in Centre Valley, PA (near Bethlehem).
In Feb 2015 he became the chairman of Delphi Automotive.
Personal life
Gupta married Kamal Varshney in 1968, and they have two children. They live in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania.