Panelist of the 3rd CME M&A Meeting, Damon Warmack is Vice President of Corporate Development & Strategy for Eastman Chemical Company since April 2009. Formerly, he was Vice President and General Manager, Performance Chemicals and Intermediates business. His prior position was Vice President and General Manager for the company’s Coatings, Adhesives, Specialty Polymers, and Inks businesses since 2005. He joined Eastman in 1980 and worked in sales and marketing. In1990 he moved to Asia, established Eastman’s commercial presence in China, and served as VP/Managing Director of Asia Pacific from 2001 to 2003. Warmack returned to Kingsport, TN, as Vice President and General Manager, Resins, Inks and Monomers business and led the 2004 divestiture of this business. Warmack is a chemical engineer of the University of Florida. He completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School.