Jul 14, 2026 · 27 min · 17 segments
Magen Buterbaugh, President and Chief Executive Officer of Greene Tweed, discusses how she became appointed to the position, what the more than 160-year-old company does, what industries the company…
Laurel DelaneyHostI started my career in chemicals and materials in 2001 after graduating from Penn State with my chemical engineering degree, and I went to work for DuPont.
I spent nearly 17 years climbing the corporate ladder in roles spanning from capital engineering to operations, and then kind of commercial and business management roles the last, you know, 15, uh, ish years, and culminated in leading the global fluorochemicals business for DuPont, which was about a billion-dollar platform.
I then spun out of DuPont in 2015 with the Chemours business separation in the same role, and spent the next two years with Chemours.
And then in 2017, I just decided that maybe it was time to consider what else was out in the world, and so I was recruited to run a startup for a local investor who had an idea for a nanotechnology-based chemical for an enhanced oil recovery, and just decided that what a great opportunity to really step outside of my comfort zone and build a startup from the ground up very successfully, um, which I did for the next two and a half, three years.
And, you know, over those kind of last five years of my career at the time, I was really interested in the private equity world, and I was recruited by a private equity-backed company that manufactured and distributed high-performance pigments, and went to, uh, what was, uh, DCL Corporation owned by private equity firm HIG as the chief commercial and technology officer, where I spent about two and a half years as well, when Green Tweed called and asked me if I'd consider becoming their next CEO, and started here in 2023.
Uh, I was super excited about joining this company because of its innovation in technology and its growth platforms.
And for those of you that don't know Green Tweed, we're 160-year-old, fourth-generation family business.
And the name, Green Tweed, is actually the two founding partners, Green and Tweed, when it originated in 1863.
It was subsequently bought by the, the current family that owns us, the Delfiner family, and we're really excited really about the next 100 years.
It's really interesting to hear the private equity part of what you just described.
I don't know if I'm assuming something, but it's so important to stay connected in that industry.
Do you agree with that? You know, to just maintain, cultivate the relationships in private equity?
I think, you know, all the data shows, right, that more and more, you know, transactions and, and companies are being owned by private equity firms.
And so I think, one, staying connected in that space from the aspect of there's a lot of knowledge and expertise as they own those portfolio companies, but also the potential investments, partnerships, you know, operating models, et cetera.
So I think, you know, for me, having that experience in private equity really helped shape my leadership career.
So you take kind of that, I would call it a more shorter-term view of private equity in terms of driving results and success and transformation, but now being able to leverage that into a family-owned business that really focuses on a very long-term view is, I think, a great transition and, and, you know, you can kind of leverage that skill set and, and really focus now on how do we generate the next 100 years of history for Green Tweed.
I started my career in chemicals and materials in 2001 after graduating from Penn State with my chemical engineering degree, and I went to work for DuPont.
I spent nearly 17 years climbing the corporate ladder in roles spanning from capital engineering to operations, and then kind of commercial and business management roles the last, you know, 15, uh, ish years, and culminated in leading the global fluorochemicals business for DuPont, which was about a billion-dollar platform.
I then spun out of DuPont in 2015 with the Chemours business separation in the same role, and spent the next two years with Chemours.
And then in 2017, I just decided that maybe it was time to consider what else was out in the world, and so I was recruited to run a startup for a local investor who had an idea for a nanotechnology-based chemical for an enhanced oil recovery, and just decided that what a great opportunity to really step outside of my comfort zone and build a startup from the ground up very successfully, um, which I did for the next two and a half, three years.
And, you know, over those kind of last five years of my career at the time, I was really interested in the private equity world, and I was recruited by a private equity-backed company that manufactured and distributed high-performance pigments, and went to, uh, what was, uh, DCL Corporation owned by private equity firm HIG as the chief commercial and technology officer, where I spent about two and a half years as well, when Green Tweed called and asked me if I'd consider becoming their next CEO, and started here in 2023.
Uh, I was super excited about joining this company because of its innovation in technology and its growth platforms.
And for those of you that don't know Green Tweed, we're 160-year-old, fourth-generation family business.
And the name, Green Tweed, is actually the two founding partners, Green and Tweed, when it originated in 1863.
It was subsequently bought by the, the current family that owns us, the Delfiner family, and we're really excited really about the next 100 years.
It's really interesting to hear the private equity part of what you just described.
I don't know if I'm assuming something, but it's so important to stay connected in that industry.
Do you agree with that? You know, to just maintain, cultivate the relationships in private equity?
I think, you know, all the data shows, right, that more and more, you know, transactions and, and companies are being owned by private equity firms.
And so I think, one, staying connected in that space from the aspect of there's a lot of knowledge and expertise as they own those portfolio companies, but also the potential investments, partnerships, you know, operating models, et cetera.
So I think, you know, for me, having that experience in private equity really helped shape my leadership career.
So you take kind of that, I would call it a more shorter-term view of private equity in terms of driving results and success and transformation, but now being able to leverage that into a family-owned business that really focuses on a very long-term view is, I think, a great transition and, and, you know, you can kind of leverage that skill set and, and really focus now on how do we generate the next 100 years of history for Green Tweed.
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