MAPLEWOOD (dpa-AFX) - 3M Co. (MMM) said it elected Inge Thulin as president and CEO, effective February 24. He succeeds George Buckley, chairman, president and CEO, who will retire on June 1.
Thulin immediately becomes a member of 3M's Board of Directors and Buckley remains chairman of the board until the Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 8, at which time the board intends to elect Thulin to the position of chairman.
Thulin has served as chief operating officer since May 2011, with responsibility for 3M's six business segments and International Operations. Before that, he was executive vice president of International Operations.
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