William H. Schumann, III is Executive Vice President of FMC Technologies, Inc. He was elected Executive Vice President in February 2007, and served as Chief Financial officer from 2001 until his retirement from that position in December 2011.
Mr. Schumann was named Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of FMC Corporation in 1999 and Vice President of Corporate Development in 1998. He was elected to his first Vice President role in 1995, when he was also appointed General Manager of the company’s Agricultural Products Group. He served as Executive Director of Corporate Development from 1991 to 1993, when he joined the company’s Agricultural Products Group as Director of North American Operations.
Mr. Schumann joined FMC in 1981 as Director of Pension Investments and served in various management positions throughout that decade including Treasurer in 1987. Before joining FMC Corporation, Mr. Schumann was with Sunkist Growers, Inc. and Hughes Helicopter.
In 2010, Mr. Schumann was voted one of the top CFO’s in oilfield service and equipment by sell side analysts. Mr. Schumann earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Systems Engineering at the University of California at Los Angeles and a Master’s Degree in Management Science from the Graduate School of Business at the University of Southern California. Mr. Schumann serves on the board of directors of Great Lakes Advisors and Avnet Inc., and previously served on the board of United Agri Products.