Dow Chemical 2009 Annual Report Download - page 53

Table of Contents
ANDREW N. LIVERIS, 55. DOW PRESIDENT, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHAIRMAN. DIRECTOR SINCE 2004. Employee of Dow since
1976. General manager of Dow’s Thailand operations 1989-1992. Group business director for Emulsion Polymers and New Ventures 1992-1993. General
manager of Dow’s start-up businesses in Environmental Services 1993-1994. Vice President of Dow’s start-up businesses in Environmental Services 1994-
1995. President of Dow Chemical Pacific Limited* 1995-1998. Vice President of Specialty Chemicals 1998-2000. Business Group President for
Performance Chemicals 2000-2003. President and Chief Operating Officer 2003-2004. President and Chief Executive Officer 2004 to date and Chairman 2006
to date. Director of Citigroup, Inc. Chairman of the U.S.-China Business Council; Vice Chairman of the U.S. Business Council; Past Chairman of the
American Chemistry Council and the International Council of Chemical Associations. Member of the United States Climate Action Partnership, the American
Australian Association, the Business Roundtable, the Detroit Economic Club, the National Petroleum Council and the Société de Chimie Industrielle. Member
of the Board of Trustees of Tufts University.
JUAN R. LUCIANO, 48. DOW SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, HYDROCARBONS AND ENERGY, BASIC PLASTICS, AND JOINT VENTURES,
AND EXECUTIVE OVERSIGHT, LATIN AMERICA. Employee of Dow since 1985. Sales & Marketing Manager Specialty Chemicals 1994-1996.
Senior Marketing Manager for the Americas, Polyglycols within Specialty Chemicals Portfolio 1996-1999. Business Director Chelants, Specialty Chemicals
1999-2000. Global Business Director LDPE/PRIMACOR™/SARAN™/Slurry PE 2000-2001. Global Business Director Polypropylene 2001-2004. Business
Vice President Engineering Polymers 2004-2006. Global Business Vice President Olefins and Aromatics 2006-2007. Business Group President Hydrocarbons
and Energy 2007-2008. Senior Vice President Hydrocarbons and Energy, Basic Plastics, and Joint Ventures 2008 to date. Members Committee of Dow
Hydrocarbons and Resources LLC.*
JAMES D. MCILVENNY, 51. DOW SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS. Employee of Dow since 1982. Business Manager
Separation Systems 1989-1994. Director of Marketing, Sales and Service Liquid Separations 1994-1995. Global Business Director Liquid Separations
1995-1998. President and Chief Executive Officer FilmTec Corporation* 1995-1998. President and Chief Executive Officer Hampshire Chemical Corp.*
1998-2001. Business Vice President Specialty Polymers 2001-2004. President Greater China 2004-2006. President Dow Asia Pacific and Greater China 2006-
2008. Senior Vice President Performance Products September 2009 to date.
GEOFFERY E. MERSZEI, 58. DOW EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, PRESIDENT OF DOW EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA; AND
CHAIRMAN OF DOW EUROPE. Employee of Dow 1977-2001 and since 2005. Dow Middle East/Africa Credit Manager 1977-1980. Dow Asia Pacific
Credit Manager 1980-1982. Dow Asia Pacific Finance and Credit Manager 1982-1983. Dow Germany and Eastern Europe Treasurer 1983-1986. Dow
Foreign Exchange Manager 1986-1988. Director of Finance for Dow Asia Pacific 1988-1991. Director of Finance/Treasurer for Dow Europe 1991-1996.
Dow Vice President and Treasurer 1996-2001. Alcan, Inc., Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer 2001-2005. Dow Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer 2005 to November 2009. Board member of The Dow Chemical Company 2005 to November 2009. President of Dow Europe,
Middle East and Africa, and Chairman of Dow Europe November 2009 to date. Board member of Dow Corning Corporation.* Chairman of Dow International
Holdings, S.A.* Board member of Chemical Financial Corporation. Trustee and Executive Committee Member of the United States Council for International
Business.
FERNANDO RUIZ, 54. DOW CORPORATE VICE PRESIDENT AND TREASURER. Employee of Dow since 1980. Treasurer, Ecuador Region 1982-
1984. Treasurer, Mexico Region 1984-1988. Financial Operations Manager, Corporate Treasury 1988-1991. Assistant Treasurer, USA Area 1991-1992.
Senior Finance Manager, Corporate Treasury 1992-1996. Assistant Treasurer 1996-2001. Corporate Director of Insurance and Risk Management 2001.
Corporate Vice President and Treasurer 2001 to date. President and Chief Executive Officer, Liana Limited* and Dorinco Reinsurance Company* 2001 to
date. President of Dow Credit Corporation* 2001 to date. Director of Dow Financial Services Inc.* Member of Financial Executives International and Michigan
State University (Eli Broad College of Business) Advisory Board. Member of DeVry, Inc. Board of Directors.
25