Eastman Chemical Company announced the election by its board of directors of J. Brian Ferguson as chairman and CEO, effective Jan. 1, 2002. Mr. Ferguson, 47, is currently president of Eastman’s chemicals group. He began his career with Eastman in 1977 as a chemical engineer, and has held a variety of manufacturing and corporate assignments, including serving as vice president of industry and federal affairs, president of the polymers group and managing director of Eastman’s operations in Asia/Pa...