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SPRUANCE PLANT MANAGER, DUPONT SPECIALTY PRODUCTS USA, CHESTERFIELD COUNTY
SPRUANCE PLANT MANAGER, DUPONT SPECIALTY PRODUCTS USA, CHESTERFIELD COUNTY
Virginia Business// August 29, 2024//
Ledesma became the plant manager of DuPont’s Spruance site in 2021 after serving in the same role at its Buffalo, New York, facility.
Built in 1929, DuPont’s Spruance site is the largest of the company’s manufacturing facilities worldwide; it has more than 2,000 employees and produces Tyvek, Nomex and Kevlar.
In May, DuPont de Nemours announced it would split into three publicly traded companies, separating its electronics and water units through tax-free transactions. The “New DuPont” company will focus on the industrial sector, including biopharma and medical devices as well as Tyvek, Kevlar and Nomex. The company expects the separation to take 18 to 24 months.
Ledesma’s earlier career steps were taken at Oxy, where he was production manager in the Corpus Christi, Texas, area and previously in Ludington, Michigan. He also spent more than 10 years at Lafarge Cement.
Ledesma holds a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from University of South Florida and an MBA from DeVry University’s Keller Graduate School of Management.
