Cox

Mark Cox is senior vice president, chief manufacturing, supply chain, and engineering officer, for Eastman Chemical in Kingsport, TN. He earned a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering with high honors from the University of Tennessee and an MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management.

Mark holds both U.S. and international patents associated with process technology developed by Eastman. During his 32 years with the company, he has served in various management positions, including leadership roles in the commercial, engineering, manufacturing, and technology areas. He also has been responsible for Eastman’s Six Sigma program.

Mark is a Senior Member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, a licensed Professional Engineer, and a member of the Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society. He has been an invited speaker at major engineering conferences, served on the executive committee of the Construction Industry Institute, and currently serves on the FM Global Board of Advisors as well as the on the University of Tennessee College of Engineering Board of Advisors. In 2018, he was inducted into the UT Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Hall of Fame.