President of the Electronics division for DuPont and Chief Executive Officer-Elect for the planned independent Electronics Company
Jon Kemp is President of DuPont’s Electronics division and will be Chief Executive Officer of the future Electronics Company, which will be an independent, publicly traded company upon completion of the intended separation* on November 1, 2025.
Under Jon’s leadership, the intended future Electronics Company will be a leading global provider of differentiated electronics materials including key consumables used in semiconductor chip manufacturing, as well as advanced electronic materials enabling reliable signal integrity, power management and thermal management.
With more than a decade of leadership experience in electronics at DuPont, Jon’s strategic vision set a pathway for significant portfolio growth. As president of the Electronics & Industrial business, Jon designed business strategy and operations to capitalize on market trends undergoing a major portfolio transformation and growing the business to nearly $6B in net sales in 2024.
Jon’s career at DuPont began in 2005, where he held several key roles, including President of Electronics and Communications and Global Business Director for Circuit & Packaging Materials. After the merger of DuPont and Dow in 2017, he led strategy and M&A for the newly formed Specialty Products Division.
Jon serves on the International Board of Directors for SEMI, where he chairs the Board of Industry Leaders. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Utah and an MBA from the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia.
*On May 22, 2024, DuPont announced a plan to separate each of its Electronics and Water businesses in a tax-free manner to its shareholders. On January 15, 2025, DuPont announced it is targeting November 1, 2025, for the completion of the intended separation of the Electronics business (the “Intended Electronics Separation”). DuPont also announced that it would retain the Water business. The Intended Electronics Separation will not require a shareholder vote and is subject to satisfaction of customary conditions, including final approval by DuPont's Board of Directors, receipt of tax opinion from counsel, the filing and effectiveness of a Form 10 registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, applicable regulatory approvals and satisfactory completion of financing.