First Meeting of the TiE-NJ-Philadelphia Chapter

• The Indus Entrepreneurs

An Evening With Raj Gupta--Inaugural Philadelphia event.

We are proud to launch our Philadelphia event with a keynote speech by Raj L.Gupta,former Chairman and CEO of Rohm & Haas.

Mr.Gupta will be talking about Entrepreneurship and Leadership in the context of building large multinational businesses.

Raj L.Gupta joined Rohm and Haas in 1971 and held positions of increasing responsibility during the decade.

In 1984, Mr. Gupta was named Business manager for Ion Exchange Resins in Europe. He bacame Business Unit Director for the worldwide Pastics additives business in 1989.

He was elected a Vice President of the company and was named Director for the Pacific region in 1993. In December 1998, Mr. Gupta was elected to the Board of Directors and named Vice Chairman in January 1999.

He became Chairman and CEO on October 1, 1999. Mr. Gupta assumed the additional title of President in early 2005 and held that title until May 2008.

Mr. Gupta is a past Chairman of the American Chemistry Council, and the Society of Chemical Industry, America Section. He sits on the board of trustees for The Conference Board. He is a member of the Boards of Tyco, the Vanguard group and Hewlett Packard Company.

This is a great opportunity for all to hear Mr.Gupta share his experiences and to network with TiE members from New Jersey and Philadelphia chapter.

Do join us for this wonderful evening and make our inaugural eventt a great success.