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| known_for = former [[Whirlpool Corporation]] chair and CEO
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| alma mater = [[Indiana University Bloomington|Indiana University]] (1979) Indiana University's [[Kelley School of Business]] (1981)
| employer = [[Dow Inc]]
| occupation = Business executive
| title = [[Board of directors|Company director]]
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| website = [https://investors.dow.com/en/corporate-governance/board-of-directors/person-details/default.aspx?ItemId=c681afda-02b2-4433-a395-2f54c4f6bd91 Fettig at Dow.com]
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'''Jeff M. Fettig''' (born 1957<ref name="bcgperspectives">{{cite web|url=https://www.bcgperspectives.com/content/videos/leadership_organization_fettig_jeff/|title=Jeff M. Fettig’s Read-and-React Approach at Whirlpool|date=2010-01-14|website=The Boston Consulting Group|accessdate=2017-06-18}}</ref><ref name="DK2009">{{cite book|editor=Andrew Davidson|title=1000 CEOs|url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780756641702|url-access=registration|date=3 August 2009|publisher=Dorling Kindersley Limited|isbn=978-1-4053-5272-7|page=[https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780756641702/page/43 43]}}</ref>) is an American businessman. He is the former chairman and chief executive officer of the [[Whirlpool Corporation]] and serves on the board of directors for [[Dow Inc.]], the [[Indiana University]] Foundation, and is a [[Professional Golfers' Association of America|PGA]] REACH Trustee.

==Early life==
Fettig was born in 1957.<ref name="bcgperspectives"/><ref name="DK2009"/> He grew up on a farm in [[Tipton, Indiana]] with eight siblings.<ref name="barronsdoingthe">{{cite news|last1=Crystal|first1=Kim|title=Whirlpool’s Jeff Fettig: Doing the World’s Laundry|url=http://www.barrons.com/articles/whirlpools-jeff-fettig-doing-the-worlds-laundry-1425700985|accessdate=April 27, 2017|work=Barron's|date=March 7, 2015}}</ref> He graduated [[Indiana University Bloomington|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.<ref name="bloombergbio">{{cite web|title=Dow Chemical Co/The (DOW:New York): Jeff M. Fettig|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=314535&privcapId=768440|website=Bloomberg|accessdate=April 26, 2017}}</ref><ref name="ceocompensation2012fettig">{{cite web|title=CEO Compensation: #237 Jeff M Fettig|url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/2012/12/ceo-compensation-12_Jeff-M-Fettig_QSDR.html|website=Forbes|accessdate=April 26, 2017}}</ref>

==Career==
Fettig joined the Whirlpool Corporation as a marketing management trainee in 1981.<ref name="bloombergbio"/> He was its executive vice president and the president of Whirlpool Europe and Asia, from 1994 to 1999, then its president and chief operating officer, from 1999 to 2004.<ref name="bloombergbio"/><ref name="wsjquintanilla">{{cite news|last1=Quintanilla|first1=Carl|title=Whirlpool Taps Fettig as President, Probable Successor to Firm's CEO|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB928502307712682704|accessdate=April 26, 2017|work=The Wall Street Journal|date=June 7, 1999}}</ref> Fettig was chairman and CEO, from 2004 to 2018,<ref name="bloombergbio"/> earning $14.4 million in 2010,<ref name="wsjwhirlpoolceospaygrows">{{cite news|last1=Hagerty|first1=James R.|title=Whirlpool CEO's Pay Grows|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703749504576172832867307502|accessdate=April 26, 2017|work=The Wall Street Journal|date=February 28, 2011}}</ref> and $7.33 million in 2012,<ref name="ceocompensation2012fettig"/> and resigning from Whirlpool as of December 31, 2018.<ref name=WhirlpoolCorp>[https://www.whirlpoolcorp.com/whirlpool-corporations-chairman-jeff-m-fettig-to-retire-from-company/ "Whirlpool Corporation’s Chairman Jeff M. Fettig to Retire From Company", Whirlpool Corporation, Dec 17, 2018.]</ref>

Fettig has served on the board of directors of the [[Dow Chemical Company]] since 2003.<ref name="dowchemicalboard">{{cite web|title=Board of Directors|url=http://www.dow.com/en-us/investor-relations/corporate-governance/leadership/board-of-directors|website=Dow Chemical Company|accessdate=April 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170313193153/http://www.dow.com/en-us/investor-relations/corporate-governance/leadership/board-of-directors|archive-date=March 13, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> He is a member of the [[Business Leaders for Michigan]].<ref name="businessleadersmembers">{{cite web|title=Members|url=https://businessleadersformichigan.com/about/members/|website=Business Leaders for Michigan|accessdate=April 26, 2017}}</ref> He serves on the board of governors of the [[Boys and Girls Clubs of America]].<ref name="boysandgirlsclub">{{cite web|title=Board of Governors|url=https://www.bgca.org/about-us/board-of-governors|website=Boys & Girls Clubs of America|accessdate=April 26, 2017}}</ref>

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%.<ref name="amiens20minuteswhirlpoolferme">{{cite news|last1=Libert|first1=Mikael|title=Amiens: Whirlpool ferme son usine et augmente ses actionnaires|url=http://www.20minutes.fr/lille/2056215-20170425-amiens-whirlpool-ferme-usine-augmente-actionnaires|accessdate=April 26, 2017|work=20 Minutes|date=April 25, 2017}}</ref> The factory closure became an issue in the [[2017 French presidential election]],<ref name="francesoirwhirlpool">{{cite news|title=WHIRLPOOL: PENDANT QUE LES SALARIÉS SONT EN GRÈVE À AMIENS POUR ÉVITER LA DÉLOCALISATION, LES DIVIDENDES DE L'ACTION S'ENVOLENT|url=http://www.francesoir.fr/tendances-eco-france/whirlpool-pendant-que-les-salaries-sont-en-greve-amiens-pour-eviter-delocalisation-pologne-dividendes-hausse-action-actionnaire-macron-le-pen|accessdate=April 26, 2017|work=France Soir|date=March 25, 2017}}</ref> with [[Marine Le Pen]] and [[Emmanuel Macron]] visiting the factory before the second round.<ref name="reutersrosefrench">{{cite news|last1=Rose|first1=Michel|title=French presidential foes take spin battle to tumble-drier factory|url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-france-election-whirlpool-macron-idUKKBN17S1YH|accessdate=April 27, 2017|work=Reuters|date=April 26, 2017}}</ref>

In October 2017, Fettig was succeeded as CEO by [[Marc Bitzer]]; however he kept his role as chairman of Whirlpool,<ref name="cnbcsheetztostepdown">{{cite news|last1=Sheetz|first1=Michael|title=Jeff Fettig to step down as CEO of Whirlpool, will remain chairman|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2017/06/20/jeff-fettig-to-step-down-as-ceo-of-whirlpool-will-remain-chairman.html|accessdate=August 15, 2017|work=CNBC|date=June 20, 2017}}</ref> until the end of 2018.<ref name=WhirlpoolCorp/>

==Personal life==
Fettig resides in [[St. Joseph, Michigan]].<ref name="opensecretsfettig">{{cite web|title=Contributors, 2016 cycle|url=http://www.opensecrets.org/pacs/pacgave2.php?cmte=C00039040&cycle=2016|website=OpenSecrets.org|accessdate=April 26, 2017|quote=FETTIG, JEFF M MR ST JOSEPH, MI 49085}}</ref> He is a political contributor to the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]].<ref name="campaignmoneyfettig">{{cite web|title=Jeff Fettig Political Campaign Contributions 2014 Election Cycle|url=https://www.campaignmoney.com/political/contributions/jeff-fettig.asp?cycle=14|website=Campaignmoney.com|accessdate=April 26, 2017}}</ref>

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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Tipton, Indiana]]
[[Category:People from St. Joseph, Michigan]]
[[Category:Kelley School of Business alumni]]
[[Category:Businesspeople from Michigan]]
[[Category:American chief executives]]
[[Category:American chairpersons of corporations]]
[[Category:Directors of Dow Inc.]]
[[Category:Whirlpool Corporation people]]
[[Category:1957 births]]

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