Ellen Kullman is the daughter to Margret and Joseph Jamison, born in Wilmington Delaware. Initially, she was known as Ellen Jamison as the younger daughter of her parents. Also, she has a younger sister and two older brothers. Later she attended the Tower …show more content…
She then joined the DuPont as a marketing manager for the company’s medical imaging business. Later, Ellen became the vice president of the company where she was responsible for the Dupont business platforms. She took four of the platforms. Notably, she led to the growth of the company in and outside the United States of America. Ellen Kullman was elected by the board of directors as the director and president of the company in 2008. In 2009, Ellen Kullman became the Chief Executive Officer (Khurana, 2013). Kullman became the nineteenth CEO and the first woman. According to Fortune magazine, Kullman is the fifteenth most powerful woman in the world. The list was stated in 2008. The following year, she was listed in the fifth position, as well as 2010. Moreover, Ellen was ranked 31st most powerful woman. Also, the Wall Street Journal rated her 8th position in 2008 under the “Women to Watch” column. Evidently, she has rated numerous times as an influential woman, including amongst the top 500 in the world. Initially, Ellen Kullman was the director of the General Motors when she held the position from 2004 to 2008 (Khurana, 2013). In 2006, she was elected as the Trustee of the Tufts University by the board of directors in 2006. Eventually, Kullman caught the attention of the DuPont Company where they named her director in 2009. Further, she was a member of the Executive Committee in 2001 to 2013, in the Business Council. Moreover, she was made the chair of the US-China Business