Jeff M. Fettig

Jeff M. Fettig (born 1957 ) 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 PGA REACH Trustee.

Early life Fettig was born in 1957. 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. Fettig was chairman and CEO, from 2004 to 2018, 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.

In October 2017, Fettig was succeeded as CEO by Marc Bitzer; however he kept his role as chairman of Whirlpool, until the end of 2018. He is a political contributor to the Republican Party.