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Jeff M. Fettig

Jeff M. Fettig

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Jeff M. Fettig (born c. 1958) is an American businessman. He is the chairman and chief executive office of the Whirlpool Corporation.

Early life

Jeff M. Fettig was born circa 1958. He grew up on a farm in Tipton, Indiana with eight siblings. He graduated Indiana University, where he earned a bachelor of science in finance in 1979 and a master in business administration from its Kelley School of Business in 1981.

Career

Fettig joined the Whirlpool Corporation as a Marketing Management Trainee in 1981. He was its executive vice president as well as the president of Whirlpool Europe and Asia from 1994 to 1999, and its president and chief operating officer from 1999 to 2004. He has served as its chairman and chief executive officer since 2004. He earned $14.4 million in 2010, and $7.33 million in 2012.

Fettig has served on the board of directors of the Dow Chemical Company since 2003. He is a member of the Business Leaders for Michigan. He serves on the board of governors of the Boys and Girls Clubs of America.

In April 2017, Fettig was criticized by François Ruffin for planning to close down a Whirlpool factory in Amiens, France and opening a new one in Poland, where salaries are lower, while raising shareholder dividends by 10%. The factory closure became an issue in the 2017 French presidential election, with Marine Le Pen and Emmanuel Macron visiting the factory before the second round.

Personal life

Fettig resides in St. Joseph, Michigan. He is a political contributor to the Republican Party.

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