John Hott, Director of Global Product Stewardship & Regulatory Affairs; Eastman Chemical Co.

Dr. John Hott is Eastman Chemical Companys Director of Global Product Stewardship and Regulatory Affairs, where he has overall responsibility for their product-related compliance and stewardship organization. John has 30 years of experience in the product stewardship arena and has worked at and/or managed teams responsible for those activities at his current employer, Eastman, and at Syngenta, Arch Chemicals and Ashland.

John is a regular speaker at GlobalChem and the Product Stewardship Society Conference (PSX). Also, he currently is the President of the Product Stewardship Society and Chairs the Household and Commercial Products Association's International Affairs Council. Dr. Hott received his Ph.D. in Chemistry from the Georgia Institute of Technology and his undergraduate degree from Mercer University.