Andrew N. Liveris

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birth_date = 5 May 1954
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occupation = President, Chairman and CEO, Dow Chemical
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Andrew Liveris is a Greek-Australian-American executive from Australia and is the Chairman, CEO and President of The Dow Chemical Company based in the United States.

Early life and family

Andrew Liveris was born in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, and attended the University of Queensland where he studied chemical engineering. After graduating with first class honours in 1975, Liveris joined the Dow Chemical Company in Melbourne, Australia.

Current occupation

Liveris is President, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chairman of Dow Chemical, a $49 billion global chemical and plastics manufacturer based in Midland, Michigan. Liveris succeeded William Stavropoulos as CEO in 2004, after holding the position of Chief Operating Officer.

Liveris' 30-year Dow career has spanned manufacturing, sales, marketing, new business development and 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 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.

Other positions

Liveris 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 the chairman of the board of the American Chemistry Council and of the International Council of Chemical Associations.

He is also a trustee of Tufts University and a board member of the Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow Foundation.

In The News

In April 2007, Liveris has appeared in the news for firing long-time colleague Romeo Kreinberg, and adviser/veteran of the company Pedro Reinhard over rumors that they were involved in disputes to buy out the company. [cite news|title=Suits filed after Dow Chemical firings |url=http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/2007-05-08-2801835697_x.htm|work=USA Today|publisher=USA TODAY] Both parties filed lawsuits against each other, with Dow Chemical seeking monetary damages due to speculation about the company's buy outs, and ex-employees seeking compensation for the alleged unfounded firings and defamation. [ [http://legalpad.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2007/11/12/two-consultants-back-dow-chems-claim-that-fired-execs-plotted-lbo/ CNNMoney.com] - Consultants back Dow Chem's claim that fired execs plotted LBO] In June 2008 Dow Chemical and the litigants announced a settlement in which Kreinberg and Reinhard dropped their lawsuits and admitted taking part in discussions "which were not authorized by, nor disclosed to, Dow's board concerning a potential LBO" and acknowledged that it would have been appropriate to have informed the CEO and board of the talks. [Citation | title ="Case Closed" | newspaper =Chemical and Engineering News | pages =10 | year =2008 | date =June 19 | url =http://pubs.acs.org/cen/news/86/i23/8623notw2.html ]

Awards & Recognition

* In 2005, Liveris received an honorary doctorate from his alma mater, the University of Queensland and was named Alumnus of the Year for 2005.
* In 2007, Liveris received the Premier of Queensland's Expatriate Achievement Award at the Queensland Expatriate Awards at the Rainbow Room in New York

References

External links

* [http://www.dow.com/corpgov/leader/liveris.htm Biography from Dow Chemical]
* [http://www.usatoday.com/money/companies/management/2008-08-17-dow-chemical-advice_N.htm August 2008 USA Today Q&A with CEO Liveris]