Dow Names Doug May as Vice President, Investor Relations

MIDLAND, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW) announced today that Doug May, vice president of Energy and Climate Change, has been named vice president of Investor Relations for the Company.

May succeeds Howard Ungerleider, who was recently named president of Dow’s newly formed Performance Plastics Division. May will report to William Weideman, executive vice president and chief financial officer.

“Over the past several years Dow has transformed its portfolio ? with the goal of delivering higher and more sustainable earnings,” said Weideman. “Throughout our transformation, we have remained committed to providing transparent and timely communications to the investment community. I am confident Doug’s strong commercial, business and public policy background, coupled with his deep understanding of our strategic direction, will enable us to continue driving this sharp focus with investors.”

May has served in a variety of commercial, strategic planning and business leadership roles during his 20-plus year career with Dow. In 2008, he assumed responsibility for driving growth synergies and business integration with the Rohm and Haas acquisition. And in his most recent role as vice president of energy and climate change, May was responsible for Dow’s overall Energy portfolio, and lead efforts related to power, natural gas, alternative feedstocks, steam and industrial gases. In addition, he has played a leading role in the management of Dow’s position and global advocacy activities in the areas of climate change and energy policy.

May holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and a master’s degree in business administration from Purdue University.

About Dow

Dow (NYSE: Dow) combines the power of science and technology with the “Human Element” to passionately innovate what is essential to human progress. The Company connects chemistry and innovation with the principles of sustainability to help address many of the world’s most challenging problems such as the need for clean water, renewable energy generation and conservation, and increasing agricultural productivity. Dow’s diversified industry-leading portfolio of specialty chemical, advanced materials, agrosciences and plastics businesses delivers a broad range of technology-based products and solutions to customers in approximately 160 countries and in high growth sectors such as electronics, water, energy, coatings and agriculture. In 2010, Dow had annual sales of $53.7 billion and employed approximately 50,000 people worldwide. The Company’s more than 5,000 products are manufactured at 188 sites in 35 countries across the globe. References to "Dow" or the "Company" mean The Dow Chemical Company and its consolidated subsidiaries unless otherwise expressly noted. More information about Dow can be found at www.dow.com.