James R. Houghton
Overview
James R. Houghton, age 70, has been Chairman of the Board of Corning Incorporated, a global technology company, since 2002 and was its Chief Executive Officer from April 2002 to April 2005. He also served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Corning from 1983 to 1996, Chairman of the Board Emeritus of Corning from 1996 to June 2000 and Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Corning from June 2000 to April 2002. Mr. Houghton is also a Director of ExxonMobil Corporation and Market Street Trust Company. Mr. Houghton is a Trustee of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Morgan Library and Museum, Hospital for Special Surgery and the Corning Foundation, and is a Fellow of the Harvard Corporation. He graduated from Harvard College and received a master's degree from Harvard Business School. Mr. Houghton has been a Director of MetLife since 1999 and a Director of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company since 1975
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