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Peter Wong has over 20 years experience in the IT Industry. Mr Wong is a co-founder of the Asian Electronics Inc. group, one of the largest PC and Network Solutions Providers in Hong Kong and China. He has lead numerous project management, design and implementation projects with large multinational corporations such as Citibank, Dow Chemical and Bank of China.

Jim has spent over twenty years as CIO at two multi-billion dollar, global enterprises - Xerox and Rockwell - leading them during the years of explosive IT growth. He is the CIO Advisor to CEOs of Dow Chemical, American National Can and the E&J Gallo Winery, assisting in setting strategy, evaluating leadership and assessing project initiatives. Through the Peer Consulting Group, Jim leads teambuilding seminars for IT leaders and CIO Roundtables. Clients include Dow, Gallo, Chrysler, Hughes Electronics, Yamaha Motors, Intellisys Group, Amgen and Teradyne. He has been on the Board of Advisors of global corporations such as Chrysler, Oracle and DEC. Jim has been delivered guest lectures at respected institutions such as Harvard, UCLA, NYU and USC. Jim is a graduate of Notre Dame and holds an MBA from Marquette University and has participated in the Exeter (Harvard Business School) Management Development Program.

Andrew N. Liveris is President, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chairman of The Dow Chemical Company, a $54 billion global chemical, plastics and agrosciences company based in Midland, Michigan. Liveris' 32-year Dow career has spanned manufacturing, engineering, sales, marketing, and business and general management.  He has spent the bulk of his career in Asia, where he was general manager for the company's operations in Thailand, and later head of all Asia-Pacific operations.  He began his Dow career in 1976 in Australia. He has been a member of Dow's Board of Directors since February 2004 and was elected as Chairman of the Board effective April 1, 2006. Liveris was born in Darwin, Australia and later lived in Brisbane, where he attended the University of Queensland, graduating with a bachelor's degree (first-class honors) in Chemical Engineering.  He was awarded an honorary doctorate in science by his alma mater as well as being named Alumnus of the Year for 2005.  He is a Chartered Engineer and a Fellow of The Institute of Chemical Engineers. Liveris serves on the board of directors of Citigroup, the world’s leading financial services company. He is chairman of the board of the US-China Business Council; a vice-chair of the US Business Council; an officer of the American Chemistry Council and the International Council of Chemical Associations; and is a member of the United States Climate Action Partnership.  Liveris is also a member of the following organizations:  the American Australian Association, the Business Roundtable, the Detroit Economic Club, the National Petroleum Council, and the Société de Chimie Industrielle.  Liveris is also a trustee of Tufts University. Liveris resides in Midland, Michigan, where he serves on the Board of Trustees of the Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow Foundation. He and his wife Paula have three children.

D. E. (Dave) Kepler is senior vice president of Shared Services, Environment, Health and Safety and chief information officer (CIO) of The Dow Chemical Company. In this capacity, Kepler has global responsibility for Customer Service, Information Systems, Purchasing, Six Sigma, Supply Chain, Work Process Improvement, and the Company's Environment, Health and Safety activities and has executive oversight for Dowa s activities in Canada. He is also a member of the Office of the Chief Executive (OCE). Kepler joined Dow in 1975 in the Western Division Computer and Process Systems group. After progressive Commercial and Information Systems roles throughout the United States, Canada and the Pacific, he was named director of Chemicals and Plastics Information Systems in 1993. In 1995, Kepler assumed additional responsibility as director of Global Information Systems Applications. He was appointed vice president and CIO in February 1998, and in 2000, assumed the role of corporate vice president of eBusiness. In 2002, Kepler undertook commercial responsibility for the Advanced Electronic Materials business and further expanded his role the following year, adding responsibility for Global Purchasing and Supply Chain. Kepler assumed his role as corporate vice president of Shared Services and chief information officer (CIO) in January 2004. He was appointed senior vice president in March 2006 and added additional responsibilities for Company's Environment, Health and Safety activities. Kepler serves on the Board of Directors of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. He is a member of the American Chemical Society and the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. In addition, he chairs the Chemical IT Council and Cyber Security Program. Locally, Kepler serves on the Board of Directors for the Midland Community Cancer Services and Alden B. Dow Museum of Science and Art. He was the 2004 United Way of Midland County Campaign Chair. Kepler received a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from the University of California at Berkeley.

William F. Banholzer is Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of The Dow Chemical Company, located in Midland, Michigan. He is a member of Dow’s Executive Leadership Committee, Dow’s Management Committee, chairs the company’s Innovation Committee, and leads Dow’s research and development activities across the globe. Banholzer serves on Dow’s Venture Capital Board, Dow AgroSciences' Members Committee, the Dow Foundation, and the governing Council of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Dow Corning Corporation and serves on that Board’s Corporate Responsibility Committee. Prior to Dow, Banholzer had a 22-year career with General Electric Company (GE), where he was vice president of Global Technology at GE Advanced Materials, responsible for worldwide technology and engineering. He joined GE in 1983 as a staff chemical engineer in the company’s Corporate Research and Development Laboratory. In 1989, he led GE R&D Center's chemical vapor deposition material program and later was promoted to laboratory manager for Advanced Inorganic Materials. In 1992, Banholzer transferred to GE's Superabrasives business, where he held numerous management positions culminating in responsibility for the division's worldwide engineering and quality efforts. Banholzer was elected a company officer and moved to GE Lighting as vice president of Global Engineering in 1997. In 1999 he transferred to GE’s Advanced Materials business as the vice president of global technology, leading a worldwide team responsible for process and product engineering, new capacity technology and product quality initiatives. During his GE career, Banholzer was honored with GE’s Bronze, Silver, and Gold Patent Awards; GE Superabrasives’ Leadership Award; GE Plastics’ CEO Six Sigma Award; and election to the Whitney Gallery of Technical Achievers. In 2002, Banholzer was elected to the U.S. National Academy of Engineering, one of the highest distinctions that can be accorded an engineer. He is one of only 105 active chemical engineers elected to the prestigious institution, which honors those who have made "important contributions to engineering theory and practice" or demonstrated "unusual accomplishment in the pioneering of new and developing fields of technology." In 2006 he was elected by the Academy membership to serve as one of 12 councillors comprising the governing body of the NAE. Banholzer serves as a presidential nominee to the MIT Corporation Visiting Committee for the Departments of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering. He also sits on the advisory board for chemistry and chemical engineering at UC Berkeley, is a member of the American Chemical Society and the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. Banholzer earned a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Marquette University and master’s and doctorate degrees in chemical engineering from the University of Illinois. He is a certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt, holds 16 U.S. patents and has over 80 publications, which have received more than 1000 citations, for his work in the field of engineering and chemistry.

William L. Curry is Chief Tax Officer and Assistant Secretary for The Dow Chemical Company. He is based at the Company’s global headquarters in Midland, Michigan. Curry joined Dow in 1990 as a tax attorney. He remained in the role until 1995 when he was appointed area tax specialist for Dow’s European region based in Horgen, Switzerland. In 1998, Curry was named tax director for Dow AgroSciences, and relocated to Indianapolis, Indiana. He held this position for four years, before moving to Midland as senior managing tax counsel in 2002. Curry was appointed chief tax officer in February 2007. Curry graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1985 with a Bachelor of Science in Geology. In 1989 he received a Juris Doctorate (JD) from the University of Oregon and the following year was awarded a Masters of Laws (LLM) in Taxation from the University of Florida.

Charles J. Kalil is Executive Vice President, Law and Government Affairs, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of The Dow Chemical Company, located in Midland, Michigan. He is a member of the company's Executive Leadership Committee, Management Committee, and serves on the Sustainability and People operational teams within Dow. Mr. Kalil began his legal career in 1976 as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the U.S. Department of Justice, Eastern District of Michigan. Mr. Kalil joined Dow in Midland in 1980 as an attorney in Environmental Law. In 1982 he was named General Counsel of Petrokemyia, a joint venture between Dow and SABIC, headquartered in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. He moved to Geneva, Switzerland in 1983 as Regional Counsel to the Middle East/Africa region and returned to Midland in 1986 where he held various Litigation and Finance roles. Mr. Kalil was named General Counsel and Area Director of Government and Public Affairs for Dow Latin America in 1992, initially in Coral Gables, Florida and later in Sao Paulo, Brazil. In 1997 he took a special assignment managing Dow's global litigation related to INSITE technology. In 2000 Mr. Kalil was named Assistant General Counsel for Corporate Financial Law and was primarily responsible for obtaining regulatory approvals for the UCC acquisition. In 2003, Mr. Kalil was named Associate General Counsel and Director, Corporate Legal Affairs, which included responsibility for Corporate Financial Law, Mergers and Acquisitions, Affiliated Companies and Insurance and Global Litigation. In November 2004, he was appointed Corporate Vice President and General Counsel, and was named Corporate Secretary in July 2005. He was appointed Senior Vice President in March 2007. In February 2008, he was promoted to Executive Vice President, at which time he assumed additional responsibility for Government Affairs. Mr. Kalil is a board member for numerous subsidiary and affiliated companies including Dow Corning Corporation, Dorinco Reinsurance Company and Liana Limited; a member of the Board of Directors of Oman Petrochemical Industries Company LLC; and a member of The Conference Board's Council of Chief Legal Officers. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Michigan State University and a Juris Doctor degree from Georgetown University Law Center. He is a member of the District of Columbia Bar and the State Bar of Michigan. He is admitted to practice before several U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals and the U.S. Supreme Court.

Gregory M. Freiwald is executive vice president, Human Resources, Corporate Affairs and Aviation for The Dow Chemical Company. He is a member of the Office of the Chairman, responsible for leading the interaction between the Directors of the Board with Management, and is the Secretary to the Compensation Committee of the Board. Freiwald also leads the Aviation function, and is a member of the Management Committee. Freiwald joined Dow in 1979 in Buenos Aires Argentina as a Salary Administrator. He had several assignments in HR in Argentina and in Coral Gables, Florida. He later transferred to Midland as HR Manager for the Chemicals & Performance Business of the US Region. Freiwald was the HR director for Executive, Finance and Law and Corporate from 1993-1994. He was responsible for all human resources matters related to planning, coordination and execution in those departments. In 1994, he was named Latin America HR and Quality Performance director, leading the HR function activities in Sao Paulo, Brazil. In 1996, Freiwald was named Latin America HR leader and PBB/Polishur HR integration leader, located in Buenos Aires, Argentina. In 1997, he was the global HR Resource Center director, leading the HR function for technologies and geographies in Midland, MI. Freiwald was then named the senior HR director for the Global HR Resource Center and HR director for the Geographic Council from 2001-2004 located in Milan, Italy. In this role he lead the operations of the HR Function and provided strategic HR direction and counseling to the geographic team in coordination with the Geographic Counsel President. He returned to Midland in March 2004 and was named Human Resources vice president of Operations, responsible for leading the HR Strategic Consultants and the technologies of C&B, WFP, Relocation, EDRC, HRIT. In 2006, Freiwald was appointed Human Resources vice president, leading the business, geographical and functional pieces of HR. Gregory, a native of Argentina, holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Universidad Del Centro de La Provincia de Buenos Aires.

Heinz Haller is executive vice president of Performance Products. He is responsible for a variety of businesses within this portfolio and has executive responsibility for Dow AgroSciences and the Company's Marketing and Sales function. He is a member of Dow's Executive Leadership Committee, Management Committee and the Company’s Strategy Board. Haller joined Dow in 1980 as a sales representative in Horgen, Switzerland and developed his career in several marketing and commercial roles across many Dow businesses including Emulsion Polymers, Specialty Chemicals and Chlorinated Solvents. In 1994, Haller left Dow and joined the chemical distribution company, Plüss-Staufer AG, as Managing Director, a position he held for five years before being appointed Chief Executive Officer of Red Bull Sauber AG and Sauber Petronas Engineering AG. In March 2002, he moved to Allianz Capital Partners GmbH as one of the company’s Managing Directors and remained there for four years until he rejoined Dow. Haller returned to Dow in June 2006 and assumed an executive leadership role in a variety of areas including his current one in Performance Products. He is a member of the Board of Directors for the Dow Corning Corporation, and the Michigan Molecular Institute. He is a member of the Dow AgroSciences Members Committee. Haller holds a master’s degree in business administration from IMD, Lausanne, Switzerland and earned a certification in the advanced executive program from UCLA, Los Angeles, California.

William H. (Bill) Weideman is the Vice President and Controller of the Dow Chemical Company. Weideman joined Dow in 1976 as a Cost Accountant in Midland, Michigan, and held a variety of Accounting and Controller roles for different Dow businesses before being appointed Controller of Texas operations for the Company in 1994. He was named Global Business Controller for Specialty Chemicals in 1996, Global Finance Director for the same business in 1998, and Global Finance Director for Performance Chemicals in 2000. In 2004, Weideman was appointed Finance Vice President, Chemicals and Intermediates and Dow Ventures and in 2006 was named Group Finance Vice President for Dow's Basic Chemicals and Plastics portfolio, following the re-alignment of Dow's business portfolio. He was appointed to his current position in May 2006. Weideman currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Dow Chemical Employees' Credit Union and Mid Michigan Medical Center. He is also on the Finance Committee at Mid Michigan Medical Center and the Central Michigan University Accounting Advisory Committee. Weideman holds a BS in Business Administration (Accounting) from Central Michigan University.

Fernando Ruiz is currently Corporate Vice President and Treasurer of The Dow Chemical Company, and is based in Midland, Michigan at the company's global headquarters. He also serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Liana Limited, Dow's holding company of its insurance subsidiaries. He performs the same role for Dorintal and Dorinco Reinsurance Companies and Timber Insurance Limited and has oversight management responsibility of Dow's Insurance and Risk Management function. Ruiz is also an ex officio member of the EH&S Committee of the Board of Directors of The Dow Chemical Company. He is director of a number of Dow's subsidiaries including Dow Financial Services Inc.. He is also a member of Citibank's Customer Advisory Board, Michigan State University (Eli Broad College of Business) Advisory Board and DeVry, Inc. Board of Directors. Ruiz joined Dow in 1980 in Ecuador as a Financial Planning Manager and held several Treasury positions in Latin America and in the U.S. before being elected Assistant Treasurer in 1996. He was appointed Corporate Director of Insurance and Risk Management in 2001 until elected to his current position effective August 1, 2001. Prior to joining Dow, Ruiz was a credit officer of Citibank, NA in Quito, Ecuador. Ruiz completed his economics studies at the Catholic University of Quito, Ecuador.

J. R. (Jim) Fitterling is vice president, Corporate Development, The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, Michigan. He is a member of the Executive Leadership Committee, the Management Committee and the Strategy Board of Dow. Fitterling joined Dow in 1984. After serving in a variety of Sales, Marketing and Supply Chain positions in Liquid Separations, he was named commercial director for Liquid Separations, Dow Pacific in 1994. He was appointed global business director for Liquid Separations and president and CEO of FilmTec Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company in 1998. In 2000, he was named general manager for Dow Thailand and managing director for SCC-Dow Group of joint venture companies. In 2002, he was named CEO of The OPTIMAL Group, affiliates of Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS), Malaysia's state-owned oil corporation and The Dow Chemical Company. He added responsibility for the Southeast Asia and Australia region in February 2004. He also served as the vice president of the Malaysian International Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MICCI) and was the Dow representative to U.S. ASEAN Business Council. Fitterling was named business vice president for Polyethylene in December 2005. He was named President, Basic Plastics in March 2007 and was appointed to his current position in April 2009. Fitterling also serves on the Board of Directors of Univation Technologies LLC and the Midland Country Club. Fitterling earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Missouri - Columbia.

Geoffery E. Merszei is Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of The Dow Chemical Company. He is also a member of Dow's Board of Directors, its Environment Health & Safety Committee, the Executive Committee and the Office of the Chief Executive. He has executive oversight for Dow's activities in Europe. Merszei, who first joined Dow in 1977, returned to the Company in July 2005 after serving four years as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Alcan Inc. Prior to accepting the position at Alcan, Merszei's career with Dow had spanned 24 years. He joined the Company from the Royal Bank of Canada in 1977 as Credit Manager for Dow Middle East/Africa based in Geneva, Switzerland and in 1980 moved to Hong Kong as Credit Manager for Dow Asia Pacific. Two years later he was named Credit and Finance Manager for the region. In 1983, Merszei was appointed Treasurer for Dow Germany and Eastern Europe, based in Frankfurt. Three years later he moved to Corporate Treasury in Midland, Michigan as Foreign Exchange Manager, before returning to Hong Kong as Director of Finance for Dow Asia Pacific in 1988. In 1991, Merszei accepted the role of Director of Finance / Treasurer for Dow Europe based in Horgen, Switzerland, where he remained until being appointed Vice President and Treasurer of the Company and returning to Midland in 1996. He resigned from that role when he moved to Alcan in September 2001. Merszei is Chairman of Liana Limited, Dorinco Reinsurance Company and the Dow Credit Corporate Board. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Dow Corning Corporation; a member of the Board of Directors of Chemical Financial Corporation; a member of the Conference Board's Council of Financial Executives; and a member of the Corporate Executive Board Working Council for Chief Financial Officers. Merszei holds a Bachelor's degree in Economics from Albion College, Michigan, USA.

Christine Adams is director of the Chemical Sector Cybersecurity Program. In her role, Adams leads the Program Management Office (PMO), with responsibility for managing implementation of the U.S. Chemical Sector Cybersecurity Strategy. She is responsible for managing the integration of Program activities and coordinating with the Program's leveraged organizations, including CIDX?, CHEMTREC and the Chemical Sector Cybersecurity Information Sharing Forum. She also works with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to align industry cybersecurity efforts with DHS priorities. Adams joined Dow U.S.A. in 1975 in Business Information Systems at the Louisiana Division in Plaquemine, Louisiana and has since held progressive roles within the organization. Since May 1997, she served as Information Systems Manager for Dow's global businesses, Emulsion Polymers, Polyurethanes and, following the acquisition of Union Carbide, UCAR Emulsion Systems. In January of 2002, Adams accepted responsibility as Global Opportunity Leader for IT Public Policy, and later that year, was named director of the Chemical Sector Cybersecurity Program. Additionally, Adams serves as liaison to Dave Kepler, corporate vice president, Shared Services and chief information officer of the Dow Chemical Company, in his role on the Board of Directors of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Adams received a bachelor's degree in mathematics, with an emphasis on computer science from Nicholls State University in Thibodaux, Louisiana.

Romeo Kreinberg is Executive Vice President of Performance Plastics and Chemicals for The Dow Chemical Company. He is a member of the Office of the Chief Executive and has executive oversight for the Company's Corporate Marketing and Sales organization. Kreinberg joined Dow in 1977 and held several sales and marketing positions in Germany, Switzerland and Italy before being named business operations manager for Latex and New Ventures in the Corporate Product Department in Midland, Michigan. He was appointed regional commercial director for Dow Iberica and in 1990 was named regional commercial director for the new unified German geography. In 1991, he was named to the Management Board for Dow Deutschland. In 1992, Kreinberg was appointed general manager for Dow Italy and vice president of Dow Europe. He returned to Switzerland as vice president, Dow Europe for polyethylene and PET / PTA in 1994. Kreinberg was named Dow's global vice president for polyethylene and PET / PTA in 1995. In 2000, he was named business group president for Polyolefins and Elastomers. Kreinberg was named senior vice president for Plastics in 2003. He joined the Office of the Chief Executive in September 2004 and was named executive vice president in September 2005. He assumed executive oversight responsibility for Dow's Corporate Marketing and Sales organization in April 2006. Kreinberg is a member of the Board of Directors of Dow Corning Corporation and of Oman Petrochemical Industries Company LLC (OPIC). He is a board member of the United States Council for International Business. Kreinberg graduated from the National University of Architecture and City Planning of Buenos Aires. In his career, he has lived in nine different countries and is fluent in six languages. He currently resides in Midland, Michigan.

Gary Veurink is Corporate Vice President, Manufacturing and Engineering. Veurink became a member of the Office of the Chief Executive (OCE) in September 2004. Veurink joined Dow's Michigan Division in 1972 in Research in the Electro Mechanical Research Lab. In subsequent years he has worked in both technical and managerial roles in a number of Dow's businesses, functions and locations. His business and technology experiences include ChlorAlkali, Hydrocarbons, Agricultural Chemicals, Plastics Films, Engineering Plastics and Performance Chemicals. His functional experiences, in addition to Research, include Manufacturing, Engineering & Maintenance, Environmental Management, Quality Management, Materials Management and Purchasing. He has served as the leader of four of Dow's global technology centers, concurrent with several of his business and functional leadership roles. He was appointed Global Manufacturing Director for Engineering Plastics in 1995. In 1998, he was named vice president, Global Purchasing. In 2000, he was named site director for Michigan Operations and Business Operations director for Performance Chemicals. In 2004, Veurink was named business operations leader and vice president of Manufacturing and Engineering for the Chemicals and Intermediates Portfolio of businesses and in late 2004 was named to his Corporate Vice President role. He is a member of the Board of Directors of The Dow Corning Corporation, of the Dorinco Reinsurance Company, and the National Association of Manufacturers. He is currently located in Midland, Michigan. Veurink earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. He has done graduate studies in Chemical Engineering from the University of Michigan and is a graduate of the Advanced Management Programme at INSEAD, Fontainebleau, France. He has been named an Outstanding Alumnus by SDSM&T and granted an Honorary Doctorate degree in 2002. He serves on the institution's Academic Advisory Board. Veurink has served on numerous community boards and leadership positions in the local communities, while working for Dow in Michigan, Ohio and Texas. He is currently President and on the Executive Council of Boy Scouts of America, Lake Huron Area Council, as well as on the Board of Trustees of the Michigan Chapter of The Nature Conservancy. Veurink is a member of AIChE. He is married to wife Ruth and has three grown children.

George Biltz is business group president, Specialty Plastics & Elastomers for The Dow Chemical Company. In this role, he leads business, geographic and functional efforts that support the Specialty Plastics & Elastomers business group as well as Dow’s overall corporate agenda. Additionally, he serves on various Dow committee and management teams that address company-wide issues and define corporate policy. Biltz joined Dow in 1978 as part of the Manufacturing group. After a variety of product engineering and production supervisory positions, he transferred into field sales in Rochester, NY in 1984. He returned to Midland, MI in 1986 and held several marketing roles, becoming global business director for Superabsorbent Products in 1994. In 1995, Biltz was named global business director for the Polyglycols Business in Specialty Chemicals. In August 1999, Dow announced its intent to acquire ANGUS Chemical and Biltz was appointed to lead the integration team. The transaction was completed on October 1, 1999 and Biltz was appointed president and CEO of ANGUS Chemical in Buffalo Grove, IL. Biltz was named vice president of Custom & Fine Chemicals in March of 2001and relocated to Horgen, Switzerland. In this role, he oversaw the creation of Dowpharma. In June of 2001, Biltz was also appointed president & CEO of Ascot and led the integration efforts of the Ascot acquisition. He returned to Midland in January 2004, when he was named business vice president of Ventures and New Business Growth, followed by vice president of Global Purchasing in March 2005. He was appointed to his current position of business group president in March 2007. A strong supporter of the arts, Biltz currently serves on the Board of Directors and Executive Committee for the Midland Center for the Arts. He is also a commissioner on the Midland/Bay City/Saginaw International Airport Commission and chairman of its marketing committee. Biltz holds a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from the University of Detroit and a master's degree in business administration from Central Michigan University.

Larry Washington is Corporate Vice President for The Dow Chemical Company. Washington joined Dow in Midland in 1969 in the Special Assignments Program. He completed several assignments in the Process Development group of Michigan Research and Development and an assignment as manager of Dow's Shale Oil Research Program before being named manager of Environmental Services for the Michigan Division in 1980. Over the next several years he held a variety of manufacturing assignments in the Michigan Division. In 1987, Washington was named general manager of Western Division in Pittsburg, California, returning to Midland in 1990 as vice president, Dow North America, and general manager for the Michigan Division. He moved to Human Resources in 1994 and assumed additional responsibility for Environment, Health & Safety and Public Affairs in 1997. In October 2004, he was named corporate vice president, Sustainability and Environment, Health and Safety. Washington serves on the Board of Directors for Liana Limited, Dorinco Reinsurance Company, The Boy Scouts and Chemical Bank & Trust Company in Midland. He also serves on the Board of Trustees for the Midland Community Center and is an Advisory Board member for both Michigan Technological University and the University of Detroit Mercy. Washington earned bachelor's and master's degrees in chemical engineering from the University of Detroit. He served four years in the United States Air Force. He lives in Midland, Michigan.

Dr. Neil Hawkins serves as Vice President of Sustainability and Environment, Health & Safety (EH&S) for The Dow Chemical Company. In this global role, Hawkins drives sustainability strategy across the company and is accountable for the implementation of Dow's transformational 2015 Sustainability Goals. He directly leads a team of sustainability and life-cycle professionals and also has global responsibility for Dow's organizations and programs for Product Safety/Toxicology, Regulatory Affairs, Medical/Health Services, Epidemiology, EH&S Auditing and Compliance, and Remediation. Previously, Hawkins led EH&S and Security programs for a major Dow manufacturing and R&D site, and served as global EH&S Director for the industry's largest commodity chemical business. Additionally, he has served in a wide range of other EH&S, Operations, and Public Policy roles since joining the company in 1988 Hawkins is also a widely recognized expert in sustainability, health, and environmental policy. He serves on the National Academies Roundtable for Science and Technology for Sustainability, and on the Green Chemistry Science Advisory Panels of both California and Michigan. He is a member of the International Leadership Council for The Nature Conservancy, and Board member of The Keystone Center and Global Water Challenge. Hawkins also lead's Dow's global university relationships in the area of sustainability, including the Dow Sustainable Innovation Student Challenge Awards, and he is a member of the Advisory Board of the Erb Institute for Global Sustainable Enterprise at the University of Michigan. In his community, Hawkins has served in multiple, diverse board appointments, and currently is on the Board of the Midland Foundation. He and his family are also very active in disability advocacy. Hawkins holds masters and doctoral degrees from Harvard University, School of Public Health, and a bachelor's degree from Georgia Tech.

Pam Butcher is vice president of Marketing for The Dow Chemical Company. In this role, Butcher is responsible for developing a holistic marketing approach and delivering market-based leadership to support the Company’s business strategies. In addition, she is vice-chair of the Company’s Marketing and Sales Commercial Governance Body, and leads the Marketing efforts as a member of the Company’s Performance Plastics and Chemicals portfolio leadership team. She is also a member of the Market-Facing Steering team for the Company. Butcher began her career with Dow in 1980 and has held a variety of leadership positions in sales, marketing, customer service, and business management. She was named a business director for Performance Chemicals in 1994. Butcher assumed additional business responsibility and by 1999 was leading a portfolio of Performance businesses. In 2000, she was named business director for Dow’s Chlorinated Organics business. In 2004, Butcher was appointed business vice president of Specialty Chemicals, a $3 billion business portfolio within Dow’s Performance Plastics and Chemicals organization. She is a distinguished recipient of Dow’s Genesis Award for people excellence, which is the Company’s highest recognition for people leadership. Also an active leader in the chemical industry, Butcher is president of the board of trustees for the Chemical Educational Foundation (CEF). Butcher holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Agronomy and a Master’s of Science Degree from Purdue University. She also is a graduate of the Northwestern University Marketing Executive program and has participated in the Prince of Wales Sustainability Conference and the Asian Master Class on Asian Business and Culture.

Phil Cook assumed his current position as Senior Advisor in June 2006 and became a member of the Office of the Chief Executive (OCE) in September 2004. Cook joined Dow in 1970 as a Research Engineer in the Urethanes Development Laboratory in Freeport. In 1979, he moved to Epoxy Resins Technical Service & Development (TS&D), becoming Group Leader later that year. He transferred to Midland in 1983 as Market Development Manager for Epoxy Resins and became Group Marketing Manager for Structural and Design Resins in 1985. In 1987, Cook was named Business Operations Manager for Epoxy Resins and Intermediates in the Corporate Product Department and was named Commercial Vice President for Dow-United Technologies Composite Products, Inc. in 1989. He was named Global Business Manager for Epoxy Products in 1993. In 1995 Phil was named Vice President, Business Development for Greater China. He was named Vice President and Global Business Director for ethylene dichloride, vinyl chloride monomer, chlorine, caustic soda and HCL in 1998. Cook was named Global Business Vice President for Epoxy Products & Intermediates in 2000. He was named Senior Vice President, Performance Chemicals and Thermosets in 2003. In September 2005, Phil was named Corporate Vice President of Strategic Development and New Ventures. Cook is a member of the Board of Directors of Methanex Corporation, the Board of Managers of Univation Technologies, and the Members Committee of Dow Agrosciences. He is a member of the Board of Directors and the Executive Committees of the National Paint and Coatings Association. He is a member of the Visiting Committee of the Department of Chemical Engineering and member of the College of Engineering Foundation Advisory Council of The University of Texas at Austin. Cook is the Office of Chief Executive's representative to Dow's Diversity & Inclusion steering team and is the corporate sponsor for the GLAD Employee Network (Gays, Lesbians, and Allies at Dow). Locally, he serves on the Board of Directors for the Midland Country Club. Cook holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin.

Catherine Baase, MD, Global Medical Director for the Dow Chemical Company was co-leader for Health Promotion & Disease Prevention. Dr. Baase has direct responsibility for leadership and management for all of Dow's Occupational Health, pidemiology, and Health Promotion staff and programs around the world. She serves on the board of directors of the Partnership for Prevention and the Business Advisory Council which provides business input to the development of the US Health People 2010 goals. She is board-certified in family practice and completed a post-doctoral fellowship in primary care faculty development.

Frank is Director of Global Executive Development at Dow Chemical Company and former Chairman of UNICON, the international association for executive education. He has taught and consulted at such leading organizations as Federal Express, Lockheed-Martin, Pratt & Whitney, Weyerhaeuser, CARE, NASA and the U.S. Navy.

Director Greg Grocholski, CISA, is senior finance director at Dow Chemical Company in Midland, Michigan, USA. At Dow Chemical, Grocholski leads the global cost accounting organization (approximately 400 staff members), serves as the functional controller for many of the company's executives and leads the contract administration (joint venture accounting) group. He also serves on the Dow Chemical Employee's Credit Union Supervisory (Audit) Committee and is a board member of the Bay Area Chamber of Commerce, vice president of Michigan Baseball Operations, chair of the ISACA Assurance Committee and a member of Northwood University's Accounting Advisory Council.

Theresa J. Grant is the director of information security for The Dow Chemical Company. In this role, Grant is responsible for information security globally. Grant joined Dow in 1998 in the information security function in Midland, Mich. and has held progressive roles within information security including risk management, policy developer, process leader and security project manager for major IT-related projects. Grant was named director of information security in January 2002. Prior to joining Dow, Grant held an information security team lead position at Rohm and Haas. Grant's commitment to information security extends beyond the systems at Dow. Grant chairs the Steering Team of the CIDX Cybersecurity Practices, Standards and Technology Initiative. She has also taken an active role in the Program Management Office of the Chemical Sector Cybersecurity Program. Grant received a bachelor's degree in commerce and engineering sciences from Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pa. and an MBA from Central Michigan University. She is also certified as an Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP).

W. Michael McGuire is Director, Office of the Corporate Secretary, Assistant Secretary and Senior Managing Counsel for Securities Law of The Dow Chemical Company, located in Midland, Michigan. Mr. McGuire began his legal career in 1981 as an attorney with the law firm of Dykema, Gosset and joined Dow in Midland in 1983 as an attorney in the Financial Law Section. In 1986 he joined the Business Law Section and returned to Financial Law in 1988 as Antitrust counsel. In 1993 he took responsibility for Securities Law and Bankruptcy, as well as the role of lead counsel on several financial transactions. Mr. McGuire became Senior Managing Counsel, Securities Law, in July 2004. He was elected Assistant Corporate Secretary by the Board of Directors in July 2005. Mr. McGuire is a board member of the Farwell (Michigan) State Savings Bank. He holds Bachelor of Science, Masters in Business Administration and Juris Doctor degrees from the University of Michigan. He is a member of the Michigan State Bar.

Emanuel Preston is human resource manager with Dow Chemical. He serves on many local boards, and is always looking for ways to help children. His work was essential in forming our chapter, and he also works with the kids on a regular basis.

Mr. Szelc is one of the original founding members of Online Investments and MyStockFund. He brings to Online Investments a strong record in detailed financial analysis, strategic planning, and decision-making. After receiving his MBA, Mr. Szelc spent several years in commercial banking followed by a Consulting career that provided financial and operational analysis and planning. He has extensive experience analyzing and evaluating multi-million dollar investment alternatives and has helped companies such as Chevron Texaco, Dow Chemical, and CORT Business Services (A Berkshire Hathaway Company) to focus their financial resources on high yield efficient operations. Mr. Szelc recently joined the Board of Directors of MyStockFund Securities, Inc. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering as well as an MBA in Finance and Accounting, from the University of Michigan and has his Series 7, 63, and 24 brokerage licenses.

Larry has over 25 years experience in project engineering, management, and administration. He has supervised a variety of projects in the petrochemical and manufacturing industries, including installation of new process boilers, new process lines, PLC's and control systems, and vessel, heat exchanger, and pump replacement projects. He has developed project scoping documents, performed cost-benefit and discounted cash flow analyses, performed risk assessments, and developed project budgets, manpower plans, and schedules. His client experience includes BP, Exxon-Mobil, Equistar, Clark Refining, RR Donnelley, U.S. Can, Dow Chemical-Essex Products, NOVA Chemicals, TRW, and General Dynamics. He developed and implemented Dynamic Engineering and Management, Inc.'s ISO 9001 systems and procedures.

Vince Davis has more than 30 years of experience as a laboratory technician with Union Carbide and Dow Chemical. His areas of expertise include alkoxylation, water-soluble polymer applications, organic synthesis, analytical chemistry, and surfactant applications. Davis has attended West Virginia State University in pursuit of a BS in Chemistry.

Marc Wallace is the former President of the Strategic Alliances Division for Novations Group Inc. In that capacity, he helped clients to maximize organizational effectiveness and reduce enterprise-wide training costs by forming partnerships where Novations served as a single provider supporting complex company-wide human resource and strategic initiatives. He has more than 30 years' experience in general management, strategic planning, sales, marketing, and executive consulting. Mr. Wallace has personally consulted with corporate executives from Fortune-500 companies throughout the United States and the United Kingdom. He has experience in a wide range of industries including retail, manufacturing, health care, banking and finance, and telecommunications. Prior to his leadership role with Novations, Mr. Wallace was Group President of the Performance Solutions Group for Provant Inc. now owned by Novations consisting of BT Novations, Decker Communications, and J. Howard & Associates. Mr. Wallace joined J. Howard & Associates in 1983. His background also features several senior positions at the Dow Chemical Company. In addition, Mr. Wallace serves on several boards including Admiralty Corporation, Belmont Hill School, Northeastern University, and the board of advisors at the First Community Bank in Boston. Mr. Wallace earned his M.B.A. with a Finance concentration at Central Michigan University, and his B.A. in Mathematics at Adams State College. He is a certified motivation and performance trainer.

Barbara Hackman Franklin is President and Chief Executive Officer of Barbara Franklin Enterprises, a private investment and consulting firm headquartered in Washington, DC. She is a respected counselor and advocate for American companies doing business in international markets, notably China, and a leading expert on corporate governance, auditing, and financial reporting practices. As the 29th U.S. Secretary of Commerce in the administration of President George H.W. Bush, she achieved a major goal increasing American exports with emphasis on market-opening initiatives in China, Russia, Japan and Mexico. Her historic mission to China in 1992 normalized commercial relations with that country and removed one of the sanctions the ban on ministerial contact that the U.S. had imposed following the events at Tiananmen Square in 1989. Franklin has been a director of fourteen public companies and is currently a director of four Aetna Inc., The Dow Chemical Company, MedImmune, Inc., and GenVec, Inc., as well as the Washington Mutual Investors Fund. She currently chairs the audit committees at Dow, GenVec, and MedImmune and the Nominating & Governance Committee at Aetna. For her outstanding contributions to audit excellence, she received the prestigious John J. McCloy award in 1992. She has been recognized as a Director of the Year by The National Association of Corporate Directors (2000) and an Outstanding Director by the Outstanding Director Exchange (2003). She is a regular commentator on corporate governance and international economic matters on the PBS Nightly Business Report. Franklin is Chairman of the Economic Club of New York, vice chairman of the US-China Business Council, and a member of the Board of Directors of the National Association of Corporate Directors and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Advisory Council. She is chair of the Asian Studies Center Advisory Council of the Heritage Foundation and a member of numerous other international organizations, including the Council on Foreign Relations, the Atlantic Council, the Woodrow Wilson Center for Scholars Advisory Council, and the Japan Society. Prior to her service as Secretary of Commerce, Franklin's trailblazing career included corporate, governmental, academic, and entrepreneurial activities. In 1984, she founded Franklin Associates, a management consulting firm, and served as its president until 1992. She was also a Senior Fellow at the Wharton School of Business and Director of the Wharton Government and Business Program through the 1980s. Franklin served as one of the original commissioners of the US Consumer Product Safety Commission from 1973-79. She led the first White House effort to recruit women for high-level government jobs as a staff assistant to President Nixon, an effort which resulted in tripling the number of women in those positions during her tenure (1971-73). Earlier, Franklin was assistant vice president at Citibank and manager of environmental analysis at the Singer Company. She served four terms on the Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations, by appointments of Presidents Reagan and Bush. Altogether, Franklin has served five U.S. Presidents. Born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Franklin graduated with distinction from the Pennsylvania State University. She was one of the first women graduates of the Harvard Business School from which she has received an Alumni Achievement Award. She has received numerous honorary degrees, honors, and awards and is a frequent speaker, author, and commentator.

Dick Stanley holds a degree in chemical engineering from Purdue University, an MBA from Indiana University and an Advanced Management Degree in International Marketing from Columbia University. Mr. Stanley served as the Chairman of the Flexible Packaging Association. He has acted as a consultant to various multi-national corporations such as Frito-Lays, Dow Chemical, American National Can, Ackerlund & Rausing, James River, Sunbeam Plastics and is on the board of directors of Industrial Dielectrics, Inc.