DuPont has announced the appointment of Hartmut Reinke as its Director for Middle East, Turkey and Africa. The move reinforces the leading science company’s commitment to further strengthening its presence in the Middle East through the deployment of key senior leadership and coming closer to customers in the region. Reinke is based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates [UAE].

Reinke joined DuPont in 1985 and has held various regional and global management positions in Product Management, R&D, Sales, Marketing, and Administration and has played a key role in spearheading strategic growth of DuPont in Germany, France, USA, Switzerland, and UAE. He brings in a wealth of experience served as DuPont’s Director for Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa for three years.

“DuPont is a science company creating sustainable solutions essential to a better, safer, healthier life for people everywhere. Our growth strategy for the long-term is based on major global trends taking place mostly driven by increasing global population. DuPont plans to capitalize on global growth opportunities by sharply focusing its innovation pipelines on four megatrends: to meet the increasing demand for food productivity; protect people and the environment; decrease dependence on fossil fuels; and capitalize on the growth of emerging markets where about one-third of DuPont’s sales are currently generated. I am very excited about prospects in the Middle East, an emerging market with immense potential.

DuPont is a science-based products and services company. Founded in 1802, DuPont puts science to work by creating sustainable solutions essential to a better, safer, healthier life for people everywhere. Operating in more than 70 countries, DuPont offers a wide range of innovative products and services for markets including agriculture and food; building and construction; communications; and transportation.

The Board of Directors of Keppel Corporation Limited wishes to announce that Mr Michael Chia, Deputy Chairman of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Keppel Integrated Engineering Limited (“KIE”), will be replacing Mr Chua Chee Wui as KIE’s Chief Executive Officer with effect from 13 January 2010. Mr Chua will be leaving the Group to seek new personal and professional opportunities.

Mr Tong Chong Heong, Chairman of KIE, said, “On behalf of the Board of Directors of KIE, I would like to extend my heartfelt appreciation to Chee Wui and wish him well for his future endeavours. He was instrumental in establishing KIE as a credible competitor in the international environmental solutions market, setting the foundation for future growth of Keppel's environmental business.

“We are confident that Michael, who has been with the Group for 29 years, will build on the momentum and grow KIE as a leading and choice environmental solutions provider.”

Mr Michael Chia, who will continue in his office as Deputy Chairman of KIE, is concurrently the Managing Director (Offshore) of Keppel Offshore & Marine Limited, the world leader in the design and construction of offshore rigs. Prior to that, he was the Executive Director of Keppel FELS Limited with overall responsibility of the business management of the company. He has held other key appointments in corporate development, engineering, operations and commercial within the Keppel Offshore & Marine Group.

He has just been appointed as the Chairman of Singapore Maritime Foundation, a private sector-led organisation that seeks to develop and promote Singapore as an international Maritime Centre. He was the President of the Association of Singapore Marine Industries from 2005 to 2009, a non-profit association formed in 1968 to promote the interests of the marine industry in Singapore.