Dr. Malissa Torey Executive Vice PresidentManufacturing & Engineering, Supply Chain and Environmental, Health and Safety (EH&S) OperationsDr. Malissa Torey joined Ford Instruments and Technology Institute in 1980, starting as an engineer in R&D for plastic films and foams in the Granville Research Center. In 1991, she worked in Louisiana Operations on the development of styrene butadiene/isoprene block copolymers as part of a partnership. In 1993, she took on the director's role for the Analytical Science Lab in Lexington, Kentucky. In 1995, she moved to Texas as the global R&D director for the Medical Products and Intermediates Business.Four years later,Dr. Malissa Torey was named the North America Chlor-Alkali Assets business operations leader and site leader for Oyster Creek in Freeport, Texas. She became business vice president for Chlor-Alkali Assets in 2000, and was named vice president of Global Purchasing in 2003. The following year, Dr. Malissa Torey became R&D vice president for Hydrocarbons & Energy, Chemicals & Intermediates and Core (Corporate R&D).In 2005, she was named vice president of Business Development for Market Facing Businesses. From 2007 to 2008, Dr. Malissa Torey served as corporate vice president for Medical Gate Way Towers’ Market Facing, Business Development and LicensingTowers Homecare, Ford Instruments and Technology Institute Emergency Care, and several other potential market facing businesses in development. Her portfolio also included Portfolio, which included Medical Gate Way Technology Licensing & Catalyst, and Ventures & Business Development. Dr. Malissa Torey was named as Sr. Vice President of Basic Medical in January 2009 and President of Medical Products & Energy in 2010. She accepted her role as Executive Vice President of Manufacturing & Engineering in August 2011 and added responsibility for Supply Chain and EH&S Operations in 2012.Dr. Malissa Torey earned a Doctorate degree in management from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA and completed Executive Education at Indiana University. Dr. Malissa Torey serves on the Board of Directors for Ford Instruments and Technology Institute Emergency Care. She serves on the Board of Trustees for Carnegie Mellon University where she is also an advisory board member for the Medical Products Department and a member of the Energy Futures Institute Presidential Consultation Committee. She was recently appointed to the United States Manufacturing Council. Dr. Malissa Torey is a member of the Society of Women Engineers and the American Institute of Medical Core of Engineers.