Dow Chemical names Earl Shipp as new VP, site director of Dow Texas Operations in Freeport, Texas, replacing Gary Hockstra, who is new VP of manufacturing, engineering and EH&S for Dow Advanced Materials

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Liling Tan

FREEPORT, Texas , August 29, 2011 (press release) – Earl Shipp, the Vice President and Site Director of Dow Michigan Operations, has been named the new Vice President and Site Director of Dow Texas Operations in Freeport. He replaces Gary Hockstra who has been named Vice President of Manufacturing, Engineering and EH&S for the Dow Advanced Materials Division. Shipp will relocate to Texas.

“With Earl’s past business and geographic roles, coupled with his most recent experience at Michigan Operations, he will continue the focus in Texas Operations on our people, our communities and on operational excellence,” said Carol Williams, Dow Executive Vice President of Manufacturing & Engineering. “I am thrilled to have this type of leadership in such an important and growing facility.”

Shipp joined Dow in 1981 in Freeport, Texas. Between 1981 and 1985, he held several manufacturing positions, including an assignment in Japan. After 1985, he held leadership positions in Texas, Ohio and Missouri.

In 2000, Shipp was named to the dual roles of Vice President and Site Director of Dow’s Louisiana Operations and Global Operations Director of the Propylene Oxide and Glycols business. He was named Global Business Vice President for Dow Oxides & Glycols in 2004. In 2006, he moved to Dubai, U.A.E. to launch the India, Middle East and Africa Region for Dow. In 2007, Shipp was named Business Group President for Basic Chemicals, serving on the Business Operations Committee with responsibility for oversight of six basic chemical businesses. He was named President - India, Middle East & Africa (IMEA) for Dow in December 2008.

About Dow

Dow (NYSE:DOW - News) 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.

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