The Dow Chemical Co.

Andrew N. Liveris is President, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Dow Chemical Company, a $58 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; a member of the United States Climate Action Partnership; and a past chairman of the American Chemistry Council and the International Council of Chemical Associations. 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

. 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.

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.

Julie McAlindon is currently Vice President of Strategic Marketing for Dow Coating Solutions. She will serve as a member of the Leadership Team and will share in the setting and implementation of the strategic direction of the business. Julie joined Dow Canada in 1990 as a sales specialist for the Plastics business, and became senior sales specialist for Performance Products in 1994. She moved to Midland as market research manager for Specialty Chemicals in 1997, and was appointed senior marketing manager for VERSENE™ Chelating Agents in 1998. In 2002, Julie was named global marketing executive for Performance Fluids, and she held a variety of marketing and business management roles as additional responsibilities. In 2005, she was appointed to the role of senior product director and took up the additional role of North America market research group manager for Basic Plastics in 2006. In May 2007, McAlindon became the global business director for Polypropylene. Julie holds a bachelors degree in biology from the University of Western Ontario, Canada. She has also completed the executive education program "Leadership in the Global Enterprise" at Thunderbird University as well as "Leadership for Extraordinary Performance" at the Darden School of Business, University of Virginia.

Liam Doherty is the Global Marketing Manager for ANGUS Chemical Company. In this role, Liam is responsible for paints and coatings, pharmaceutical intermediates, life science utilities, and personal care, focused on the development and implementation of global market plans in these areas with accountability for global revenue and growth in the target markets. Liam joined Dow in 1991 as a process engineer for superabsorbent polymers in Rheinmuenster, Germany, responsible for building and running the superabsorbent pilot plant combined with a focus on scale-up of new products and plant support. In 1995, Liam moved into technical service and development (TS&D) for the same business with responsibility for customers in Germany, Spain and Israel. Liam moved to Horgen, Switzerland in 1998 as a technical sales representative in oxygenated solvents, leading a program of technical conversion from competitive solvents to Dowanol P-series glycol ethers in northern Europe. In 2000, Liam was named European and Middle East and Africa marketing manager for ANGUS, a role which expanded to include India in 2002 before being named to his current role for ANGUS and Dow Biocides in July 2004. In November 2004, Liam was also named managing director ANGUS Chemie GmbH, a legal supervisory role responsible for ANGUS operations in Germany. Liam holds a bachelor of engineering degree in chemical engineering from the University of Bradford, England.

Amy Wilson is Assistant Secretary for The Dow Chemical Company, located in Midland, Michigan. She began her legal career in 1995 as an attorney with the law firm of Currie Kendall, PLC in Midland. Amy joined Dow’s Legal Department in 2000 providing legal counsel to Purchasing and Human Resources. In 2002, she transferred to the Corporate and Financial Law section. In 2006 she moved to Dow’s Europe operations in Horgen, Switzerland where she provided legal counsel to the Performance Plastics and Chemicals businesses and the European Finance function. She was elected Assistant Secretary by the Board of Directors in October 2008. Amy holds a Bachelor of Arts from Michigan State University and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Michigan Law School.

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As senior vice president of Dow’s Basic Chemicals Division, Carol Dudley is charged with overseeing one of Dow’s two divisions operating as part of the Joint Ventures/Asset Light and Basics Operating Model. Basics has always been one of Dow’s great strengths and enables success for downstream partners through low-cost production. Some of the businesses included in the Basic Chemicals Division are Ethylene Oxide/Ethylene Glycol, EDC/VCM, ECU, Chlor-Alkali, Chlorinated Organics and Calcium Chloride. Dudley joined Dow in 1980, starting as an engineer in R&D for plastic films and foams in the Granville Research Center. In 1991, she worked at the Louisiana Operations facility on the development of styrene butadiene/isoprene block copolymers as part of a Dow/Exxon joint partnership. In 1993, she took on the director’s role for the Analytical Science Lab in Midland, Michigan. And in 1995, she moved to Texas as the global R&D director for the Epoxy Products and Intermediates Business. Four years later, Dudley was named the North America Chlor-Alkali Assets business operations leader and site leader for Oyster Creek in Freeport, Texas, where she also served as chairperson of the CAER committee for Brazoria County. She became business vice president for Chlor-Alkali Assets in 2000, and was named vice president of Global Purchasing in 2003. The following year, Dudley became R&D vice president for Hydrocarbons & Energy, Chemicals & Intermediates and Core (Corporate R&D). In 2005, she was named vice president of Business Development for Market Facing Businesses; and in 2006 she was named vice president of Research & Development for Dow’s Performance Plastics & Chemicals Portfolio. From 2007 to 2008, Dudley served as corporate vice president for Dow’s Market Facing, Business Development and Licensing Portfolio, which included Dow Automotive, Dow Building Solutions, Dow Coating Solutions, Dow Footwear, Dow Oil & Gas and several other potential market facing businesses in development. Dudley’s portfolio also included Dow Technology Licensing & Catalyst, and Ventures & Business Development. Carol was named to her current role at the end of 2008. Dudley earned a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA, and received an Executive MBA at Indiana University. She is an advisory board member for the Engineering Department at Carnegie Mellon University and is a member of the Society of Women Engineers.

Dean and his wife, Jackie have been married since 1977 and have three children: Joshua, Jacob, and Jada. They live in Santa Fe and Dean has been a member of Arcadia Christian Church since 1989. He is employed by Dow Chemical as a Supervisor. He has served as co-teacher of the Men's Sunday School Class and heads the Education Ministry.

Douglas J. Anderson is the Corporate Auditor for The Dow Chemical Company, based in Midland, Michigan, at the company's global headquarters. As the leader of the Corporate Auditing department, Doug is responsible for assessing the adequacy of accounting, financial, and operating controls of Dow's global operations. Prior to his current position, Doug was the Finance Leader for the global Emulsion Polymers and UCAR Emulsion Systems businesses. Doug joined The Dow Chemical Company in 1991 in the Corporate Auditing department. Prior to 1991, Doug was a Senior Audit Manager with PriceWaterhouseCoopers in Detroit. During his ten years with PriceWaterhouseCoopers he was involved in a variety of audit and litigation related assignments. In addition, Doug spent six months in London drafting the audit manual previously used by Price Waterhouse worldwide for auditing smaller and growing companies. Doug received a BA in Economics from The University of Michigan and an MBA in Finance and Accounting from The University of Chicago. He is a Certified Public Accountant, a Certified Management Accountant, and a Certified Internal Auditor. He was the Gold Medal Winner for having received the highest score on the May 1995 Certified Internal Auditor Examination given internationally by the Institute of Internal Auditors.

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Eric currently works as a manufacturing engineer for Dow Chemical. He recently graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelors of Science degree in Chemical Engineering. While a student there, he spent time serving as the Vice President of the Asian Engineering Society. Prior to moving to Texas, Eric grew up in New Orleans. In his spare time, he likes watching movies, reading, and playing tennis.

Heiko Weiner was born in Suhl, a smaller city in the Turingian Forest in the former East Germany, where his family still resides. He spent about 18 years close by, living between Oberhof and Steinbach-Hallenberg until he moved to the United States in 1994. Heiko's parents, brother Thomas and family still reside in Steinbach-Hallenberg. Heiko discovered his passion for running as a teenager. He has participated in countless road races, from 10Ks and marathons to trail runs up to 47 miles long. Heiko received his education through a 12-year extended secondary school in Germany. He went on to receive his masters and PhD in chemistry at the Mining Academy Freiberg in Saxonia before doing postdoctoral work at Colorado State University. Heiko is currently a senior research specialist in the Inorganic Chemistry and Catalysis Group at The Dow Chemical Company. Heiko heard about the Blue Planet Run through a conversation at work. He immediately visited the Run's Web site and became inspired by its mission. Heiko learned firsthand to appreciate the value of clean and safe drinking water during his expeditions to remote locations. Heiko is currently training not only for the Blue Planet Run but also for the Boston Marathon, with a six-day routine covering 70 miles a week. His mileage clocks in at about 6:15 to 6:30 a mile. After the marathon, Heiko plans to take some time off and settle for a slightly easier routine before the Blue Planet Run kicks off in June. Heiko admits he needs a lot of calories to support all this strenuous activity. He is a big breakfast person and usually runs around lunch time. He eats several small-portion meals a day to sustain his energy levels. His favorite meal is a nice, juicy steak, as he is a real "meat and potatoes" kind of guy. In addition to running, Heiko's other passion is mountaineering. He has climbed more than thirty-five 14,000-foot peaks in Colorado, traveled to Mexico's volcanoes and climbed Aconcagua in Argentina with 12 people from nine different countries. More recently, he climbed Mount McKinley with a team of six people from the United States, Canada and England. When he's not scaling mountains or running marathons, Heiko enjoys reading adventure novels and relishes the company of his cat, Madeline, who has been his loyal companion for years.

McIlvenny was named Senior Vice President with responsibility for the Performance Products Division in December 2008. He was named President of Dow Greater China in 2004 with responsibilities broadened to become Dow Asia Pacific President in 2006. Prior to this, he served as Business Vice President of Specialty Polymers, a portfolio of businesses providing a diverse range of products for applications in industries such as paints and coatings, water purification, transportation, construction, pharmaceuticals, and personal care. McIlvenny joined Dow in Australia in 1982, where he held a number of positions in Chemical and Performance Products in the areas of technical service, sales, marketing, and business leadership. From 1989 to 1994, he was involved in the commercial and business operations for Liquid Separations, beginning in Tokyo as the Business Manager for Separation Systems in Dow Pacific. In 1994 he moved to Dow’s corporate headquarters in Midland, Michigan to serve in various business roles and became the President and CEO of Filmtec Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company. In 1998, McIlvenny was named President and CEO of Hampshire Chemical Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company, then based in Lexington, Massachusetts. McIlvenny graduated from the University of Sydney with a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering.

Jim has more than thirty-five years experience in allied industries to the paper industry. A Degree in Paper Science and Engineering from Western Michigan University and MBA in Marketing from Central Michigan University. Director of Sales for Luzenac America responsible for pricing, supervising field Sales Managers, field Technical Managers, and customer service. Sales Manager for Billblade and LAS equipment for BTG. Customer Service Manager, Quality Assurance Manager, Plant Chemist and Assistant Production Superintendent for Dow Chemical. Worked with most paper companies in United States, Canada, Japan, and New Zealand. Presented many papers to various paper organization meetings. Published in TAPPI, CPPA, and Paper Trade Journal. Jim has technical expertise in pitch control and application of talc for deposit control, filling and coating. He is available to troubleshoot pitch and deposit control problems.

Juan R. Luciano is Senior Vice President for Dow’s Hydrocarbons & Energy and Basic Plastics Division. He is also responsible for oversight of the India, Middle East and Africa (IMEA) region. He is a member of the Company’s Business Operations Committee and the Management Committee. Juan joined Dow in Latin America in 1985 as a sales representative for Basic Chemicals. He subsequently held positions as product marketing manager for Polyurethanes and as business analyst, Economic Evaluation, in Argentina. In 1994, he became sales and marketing manager for Specialty Chemicals, in Brazil. He next took on responsibility as marketing manager for Polyglycols, Oxygenated Solvents, and DPO/HTF/Surfactants in Latin America. In 1996, he moved to the U.S. and became senior marketing manager for the Americas, Polyglycols, within the Specialty Chemicals portfolio. In 1999, he was named business director for Chelants, Specialty Chemicals. He moved to the Polyethylene business in July 2000 to become the global business director for LDPE/PRIMACOR™/SARAN™/Slurry PE. In 2001, he assumed the position of Global Business Director for Polypropylene. In January 2004, Juan was named Business Vice President for Engineering Polymers, which included Polypropylene / Polystyrene / ABS / Polycarbonate and Compounding Products. In February 2006, he was named Global Business Vice President Olefins and Aromatics in the Hydrocarbons and Energy business. In 2007, he was named Business Group President for Dow’s Hydrocarbons and Energy Business, as well as having oversight responsibility for Dow’s Latin America region. His most recent position became effective in December 2008. Juan holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in industrial engineering from the Buenos Aires Institute of Technology.

Karen Kay is the Business Manufacturing Leader for Dow Biocides and ANGUS Chemical Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Dow Chemical Company, with responsibility for all internal and external chemical manufacturing. Karen is also site leader for ANGUS operations in Sterlington, La. Karen began her career as a process engineer for ANGUS in Sterlington, where she held a wide variety of positions and roles. In 2004, her global improvement role was expanded to include Dow Biocides' business manufacturing sites, and in 2005 she became responsible for Sterlington site engineering. She was appointed to her most recent role as site leader for Dow's Allyn's Point site in Connecticut in 2006. Karen holds a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from The University of Alabama.

Bob is a Control Systems Engineer with 26 years experience in design, start-up, operation and maintenance of Distributed Control Systems and Safety Instrumented Systems on multiple petrochemical and utility boiler processes. Currently, he is the corporate DCS Technology Leader in the Union Carbide subsidiary of the Dow Chemical Company, consulting on and troubleshooting DCS designs, installations and upgrades. He is responsible for DCS Design Standards and is a leader in DCS user organizations. His past assignments have included leadership of a plant control systems engineering group and discipline design teams. His experience has also included comprehensive exposure to multi-fuel fired boilers.

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Tom is a retired attorney for The Dow Chemical Company, having served the Corporation in various capacities, both here and overseas. Tom is a founding board member of the Conservancy and was instrumental in drafting the legal documents for incorporation and 501(c)3 status. He is currently a member of the finance and land committees of the Conservancy. Other Board involvement has included West Midland Family Center, Big Sisters (before Big Brothers/Big Sisters) and Arnold Center.

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.

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.

Jeff M. Fettig became Whirlpool Corporation's chairman and chief executive officer, effective January 2006. Previously, he was elected to the position of chairman, president and chief executive officer in July 2004. He served as president and chief operating officer, and was elected to the Whirlpool board of directors, from June 1999. Fettig joined Whirlpool in 1981 as an operations associate. He held a number of managerial positions in operations, sales, planning and product development before being promoted to vice president, marketing, KitchenAid Appliance Group in July 1989. In October 1990, he was named vice president, marketing, for the Philips Whirlpool Appliance Group of Whirlpool Europe B.V., the company's European subsidiary, and was named vice president, group marketing and sales, North American Appliance Group, in October 1992. In 1994 he was named an executive vice president of Whirlpool and president, Whirlpool Europe and Asia. A native of Tipton, Ind., Fettig holds a bachelor's degree in finance and a master's of business administration degree from Indiana University.