Douglas Muzyka, BESc'77, MESc'79, PhD'85

Senior Vice President and Chief Science and Technology Officer, DuPont
Douglas Muzyka

Douglas Muzyka is Senior Vice President and Chief Science and Technology Officer for the world-class science company DuPont. Dr. Muzyka has held leadership roles for DuPont in many parts of the world over his career. His experiences inform his unique perspective about the yearning for science in developing countries and the importance of collaboration to unlock the potential for science to create solutions to major global challenges.

Dr. Muzyka joined DuPont in 1985 as a research scientist and held a variety of research and research management roles in North America through 1994. He was named director of Technology and New Business Development for DuPont Nylon, Asia Pacific, in 1994 and relocated to Hong Kong. From 1994 to 1998 he participated in many plant start-ups and new venture developments throughout Asia Pacific.

In 1998, Dr. Muzyka relocated to the United States to become global business director for the Nylon Industrial Specialties business, a position he held until January 2001. He was then named president and general manager of DuPont Mexico. He was named president and chief executive officer of DuPont Canada Inc., in January 2003 and concurrently vice president and general manager - DuPont Nutrition & Health in September 2003. In July 2006, he returned to Asia assuming the role of President DuPont Greater China. He was named to his current position in September 2010

Dr. Muzyka has served on advisory boards for universities in Singapore and Canada, as well as on boards of Chambers of Commerce, industry associations and business councils on sustainable development in Canada, Mexico and China.

He graduated class valedictorian from The University of Western Ontario with a bachelor (1977), master (1979) and doctorate degree (1985) in chemical engineering. He completed additional research at the Université de Téchnologie de Compiègne in France and worked as a researcher in the coal industry in France prior to joining DuPont.