Dow Announces Changes in Key Executive Leadership Roles
July 13 2017 - 12:00PM
Business Wire
Pedro Suarez Named Chief Commercial Officer; R. Matt Davis Adds
North American Geographical President Role; Joe Harlan Retires
The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW) announced several changes
in key executive leadership roles today. Pedro Suarez, currently
Dow’s North American geographical president, has been named chief
commercial officer and will take over these responsibilities from
Joe Harlan, who has elected to retire from the Company at the close
of the Dow DuPont merger. R. Matt Davis, Dow’s corporate vice
president of Public and Government Affairs, will add North America
geographical president to his existing responsibilities and has
been named a senior vice president.
Suarez has served Dow in a variety of commercial, marketing and
leadership roles throughout the globe since joining the company in
1979. He will remain located in Chicago and report to Jim
Fitterling, president and chief operating officer.
“Pedro is a uniquely qualified leader in our company whose deep
experience in the geographies, businesses and across a broad array
of markets makes him an ideal candidate for this role,” said
Fitterling. “His diverse leadership approach makes him poised to
lead our global commercial function to the next level, and help
deliver our growth agenda.”
Davis has served in a variety of communications, public and
government affairs leadership roles since joining Dow in 1987. He
will remain based in Midland and report to Fitterling for his North
America Geographic responsibilities, and continue to be aligned to
Andrew Liveris, Dow’s chairman and CEO, for his Public and
Government Affairs role.
“Matt has a proven track record in building strategic
partnerships with stakeholders and applying his expertise and
capabilities to drive a positive impact around the world,” said
Fitterling. “He is well positioned to continue to build Dow’s North
America growth agenda and reputation.”
Harlan joined Dow in 2011 after more than three decades of
leading key business and commercial activities at other Fortune 500
companies. Harlan is a member of Dow’s Executive Leadership
Council, and his deep insights have been critical in Dow’s
transformation to a market-driven enterprise.
“I certainly never anticipated such an exciting time for Dow
when I first joined the Company 6 years ago,” said Harlan. “I
believe that we have successfully transformed Dow’s Commercial
organization to a point where after 36 years of corporate life, it
is an ideal time for me to start my retirement journey and the next
exciting stages of my life.”
“On behalf of myself, the board of directors, and all of Joe’s
colleagues, we respect his decision, and will miss his
contributions. We all wish him the best of luck in his future
endeavors,” said Liveris.
About Dow
Dow (NYSE: DOW) combines the power of science and technology to
passionately innovate what is essential to human progress. The
Company is driving innovations that extract value from material,
polymer, chemical and biological science to help address many of
the world's most challenging problems, such as the need for fresh
food, safer and more sustainable transportation, clean water,
energy efficiency, more durable infrastructure, and increasing
agricultural productivity. Dow's integrated, market-driven
portfolio delivers a broad range of technology-based products and
solutions to customers in 175 countries and in high-growth sectors
such as packaging, infrastructure, transportation, consumer care,
electronics, and agriculture. In 2016, Dow had annual sales of $48
billion and employed approximately 56,000 people worldwide. The
Company's more than 7,000 product families are manufactured at 189
sites in 34 countries across the globe. References to "Dow" or the
"Company" mean The Dow Chemical Company and its consolidated
subsidiaries unless otherwise expressly noted. More information
about Dow can be found at www.dow.com.
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