MIDLAND, Mich., Sept. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW) announced today that Markus Wildi, formerly President of Dow Europe, has been named to the newly created role of Vice President of Corporate Development in Kuwait. Wildi's appointment recognizes the critical importance of Dow's investments and relationships in Kuwait and reinforces Dow's commitment to the country. Wildi will report to Dow Chairman and CEO Andrew N. Liveris and will represent the office of the CEO in Kuwait. "Markus has demonstrated strong business leadership throughout his career and has done a great job in creating strong partner relationships between business and government," said Liveris. "This role is critically important and Markus is the right person to establish a local presence and define a path forward for Dow in Kuwait." Wildi will relocate to Kuwait and assume Dow oversight of the Company's existing joint ventures in the country. "Kuwait is very important for Dow and I look forward to being actively engaged with all of the key stakeholders and exploring ways of working together in the future," said Wildi. In his previous role as President of Dow Europe, Wildi was responsible for bolstering Dow's presence and influence across the European region, in addition to overseeing activities in Germany, the Company's second largest market worldwide. Wildi started his career with Dow in 1987 and has held numerous positions in sales and commercial management around the world. In May 1990, he was appointed Sales Manager for STYROFOAM(TM) in Germany, based in Frankfurt. In January 1993, he became Regional Commercial Manager for Fabricated Products in France, Spain and Italy, and relocated to Paris. In October 1995, he assumed the position of Product Marketing Manager for Solution Polyethylene, Dow Europe, and relocated to Horgen, Switzerland. Wildi relocated to Singapore in 1998 to assume the position of Sales Director for ASEAN, Australia/New Zealand, India and Pakistan. In January 2000, he was promoted to Commercial Director for the Polyolefins and Elastomers Business Group in the Pacific Area. Prior to being appointed to his current role in February 2006, Wildi was Commercial Vice President, Basic Plastics, Europe, Middle East and Africa, a position he had held since February 2004. About Dow Dow is a diversified chemical company that combines the power of science and technology with the "Human Element" to constantly improve what is essential to human progress. The Company delivers a broad range of products and services to customers in approximately 160 countries, connecting chemistry and innovation with the principles of sustainability to help provide everything from fresh water, food and pharmaceuticals to paints, packaging and personal care products. In 2008, Dow had annual sales of $57.5 billion and employed approximately 46,000 people worldwide. The Company has 150 manufacturing sites in 35 countries and produces approximately 3,300 products. On April 1, 2009, Dow acquired Rohm and Haas Company, a global specialty materials company with sales of $10 billion in 2008, 98 manufacturing sites in 30 countries and approximately 15,000 employees worldwide. 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 http://www.dow.com/. About Dow in the Middle East Dow has several current and proposed Middle East joint ventures in the UAE, Egypt, Kuwait and Libya as well as in Saudi Arabia, where Saudi Aramco and Dow are in the formation process of a joint venture to build, own and operate a world-scale chemicals and plastics production complex in the Eastern Province. From the opening of its first commercial office in Cairo in the early 1970's to its facility in Jebel Ali in Dubai and its 10-year partnership in Kuwait with EQUATE, Dow has managed to establish a solid presence in the Middle East petrochemicals industry. For more information about Dow in the Middle East, please visit http://www.dow.com/imea/me DATASOURCE: The Dow Chemical Company CONTACT: Bob Plishka of The Dow Chemical Company, +1-989-638-2288 Web Site: http://www.dow.com/

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