Eric Norris is executive vice president and chief commercial officer for Albemarle. He joined Albemarle in January 2018 as chief strategy officer and in August 2018 was appointed president of the Lithium global business unit.

In his current role, Norris is responsible for enterprise sales, commercial excellence, field and digital marketing, as well as product management.

Prior to joining Albemarle, Norris served as president of Health and Nutrition for FMC Corporation. Following FMC’s announcement to acquire DuPont Agricultural Chemical assets, he led the divestiture of FMC Health and Nutrition to DuPont. Previously, Norris served as vice president and global business director for FMC Health and Nutrition, and vice president and global business director for FMC Lithium. During his 16-year FMC career, he served in additional leadership roles in investor relations and corporate development and was director of FMC Healthcare Ventures.

Prior to FMC, Norris founded and led an internet-based firm offering formulation and design tools to the chemical industry. He started his career in a range of leadership roles with the Rohm and Haas Company.

Norris serves as a member of the board of directors of Communities in Schools of Charlotte-Mecklenburg and has a passion, shared with his wife, for supporting kids’ academic achievement in high poverty Title 1 schools.

He earned a Master of Business Administration from Harvard University and a bachelor’s degree in chemistry and German from Colgate University. An avid downhill skier and golfer, Norris lives in Charlotte, North Carolina with his wife, Sarah. They have three children.