Mark J. Costa
Business Experience
Mr. Costa has been Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the Board of Directors of Eastman Chemical Company since 2014. Since joining Eastman in 2006, he has held a number of executive positions and has been instrumental in developing the strategies, strengthening the capabilities, and building a growth and outcome-oriented culture that have led to the Company’s innovative growth. In 2006, Mr. Costa joined Eastman’s executive team as Chief Marketing Officer and leader of corporate strategy and business development. He was named Executive Vice President and assumed profit and loss responsibilities for the Specialty Plastics and Performance Polymers businesses in addition to his prior responsibilities in 2008. The following year, his role was expanded to lead the specialty products businesses. During this time, he also served as Chief Marketing Officer and had executive responsibility for global integrated supply chain and Eastman’s global innovation and sustainability initiatives. In 2013, Mr. Costa was appointed President of Eastman and served in that position until he became Chief Executive Officer. Before joining Eastman, Mr. Costa was a senior partner with Monitor Group, a global management consulting firm. He played a crucial role in developing Monitor’s techniques in corporate transformations and portfolio management and designing client business and marketing capability building programs.
Education
Mr. Costa earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Economics from University of California, Berkeley and his MBA from Harvard Business School.
Qualifications
Through serving in a number of executive positions at Eastman and being instrumental in developing Eastman’s growth strategies for its businesses, Mr. Costa’s unique knowledge of the opportunities and challenges associated with Eastman, as well as of the chemical industry and various market participants, makes him uniquely qualified to lead and advise the Board of Directors.
Public Board Memberships
- Eastman Chemical Company, a chemical company
Additional Accomplishments and Memberships
- Recipient of International Palladium Medal by the Société de Chimie Industrielle (2022)
- Executive Committee Member of American Chemistry Council
- FOSSI Advisory Board
- Member of Business Council
- Member of Business Roundtable
- Member of Society of Chemical Industry