Deals
DuPont CEO Breen Says Board Discussed Dow Merger in February
- Shared outlooks with Dow chief later on a Sunday in Princeton
- `We both were on the same wavelength' for deal, then split
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Ed Breen, who became chief executive officer of DuPont Co. last month, said a merger with Dow Chemical Co. was under discussion in February when he joined the DuPont board.
Breen “seriously” pursued the deal as a board member over the ensuing months, he said. At the time of the discussions, Ellen Kullman was CEO of DuPont. She resigned in October.