# Mark Costa

> Mark J. Costa is Eastman’s board chair and chief executive officer. A California native with economics and business degrees, he joined Eastman in 2006 after advising the company at Monitor and became CEO in 2014. His tenure has emphasized specialty materials, customer-led innovation, and the commercialization of molecular recycling in Kingsport, Tennessee.

- **Role:** Board Chair and Chief Executive Officer at Eastman
- **Organizations:** Eastman Chemical Company, Monitor Group (former employer), Business Roundtable, American Chemistry Council, Society of Chemical Industry, The Business Council
- **Education:** Bachelor’s degree in economics, University of California, Berkeley, MBA, Harvard Business School
- **Known for:** Helped move Eastman’s portfolio toward specialty materials through divestments, acquisitions, and integration., Led Eastman during commercialization of its molecular recycling technologies., 2022 International Palladium Medal honoree.

## Career timeline

- **2006** — Joined Eastman as chief marketing officer, leading corporate strategy and business development.
- **2008** — Became executive vice president, adding responsibility for specialty plastics and performance polymers.
- **2009** — Responsibilities expanded to specialty products businesses.
- **2013** — Named president and appointed to the Eastman board.
- **2014** — Became CEO on January 1; subsequently became board chair that year.
- **2017** — Inducted into the Junior Achievement Business Hall of Fame alongside recognition for Eastman.
- **2022** — Selected for the International Palladium Medal of Société de Chimie Industrielle.
- **2024** — Eastman’s Kingsport methanolysis facility began production in March during his tenure.

## Achievements

- Helped move Eastman’s portfolio toward specialty materials through divestments, acquisitions, and integration.
- Led Eastman during commercialization of its molecular recycling technologies.
- 2022 International Palladium Medal honoree.
- 2017 Junior Achievement Business Hall of Fame laureate.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Eastman described its participation in the European Plastics Circularity Coalition, advocating traceable recycled-content rules; this is company activity rather than a personal Costa announcement.
- **2026-07** — Costa discussed the commercial ramp of Kingsport methanolysis in Eastman’s second-quarter results; the company reported $2.513 billion quarterly sales revenue.
- **2026-07** — Eastman and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, extended their research partnership through 2032 with at least $3 million of planned Eastman support over six years.
- **2026-05** — Eastman described Gatorade bottles made with PET Renew through its multiyear PepsiCo agreement.

## Links

- Website: https://www.eastman.com/en/who-we-are/our-organization/leadership/mark-costa
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-costa-a42aa3ba/

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