Liveris Named to President's Export Council
MIDLAND, Mich., Jul 07, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) --
Copyright Business Wire 2010
The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW) today announced that Andrew N.
Liveris, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, has been appointed by
President Barack Obama to the President's Export Council.
Liveris joins labor leaders, congressional representatives and CEOs from
other top U.S. companies in advising the Obama Administration on how to
achieve its goal of doubling exports in the next five years, which in
turn promises to create millions of new jobs and spur U.S. economic
growth.
"I am honored to have been selected to serve on the Export Council, and
applaud the President's vision for driving a resurgence in U.S. exports.
As we all know, growing exports is good for American manufacturers, and
good for the U.S. economy," said Liveris. "Just as our predecessors
ushered in a new wave of prosperity with the U.S. industrial revolution
more than a century ago, we now have the opportunity to fuel a new era
of sustainable economic growth for America. By creating pragmatic and
purposeful trade policies, we will ensure we deploy the vast resources
of this nation towards advanced manufacturing programs in high-growth
sectors that will make America more competitive at a global level."
Addressing trade policy is just one element of Dow's Advanced
Manufacturing Plan for America (AMP). AMP calls for action on a number
of fronts to lower structural costs that are suffocating U.S.
manufacturing, and to establish a broad policy framework that will
enable economic growth, while at the same time considering a multitude
of issues ranging from tax reform to climate change to education.
"Trade policy is key to re-establishing America's leadership in the
global economy, especially the manufacturing sector," said Liveris. "A
progressive set of trade policy initiatives will facilitate market
access to key emerging economies by creating a level playing field;
ensuring trade partners are committed to the multilateral-rules based
trading system; and establishing transparent and fair mechanisms for
dispute resolution.
Liveris' 34-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 served as President of Dow's
entire 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,
CEO since November 2004 and was elected as Chairman of the Board
effective April 1, 2006.
Liveris serves on the board of directors of IBM and Citigroup. He is
chairman of the board of the US-China Business Council and the Societe
de Chimie Industrielle; a vice-chair of the US Business Council and the
Business Roundtable; and a past chairman of the American Chemistry
Council, the International Council of Chemical Associations, and SCI
America. Liveris is also a member of the Peterson Institute for
International Economics, the American Australian Association, and the
Detroit Economic Club, as well as a trustee of Tufts University
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and conservation, and increasing agricultural productivity. Dow's
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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,
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