Andrew Liveris (born 5 May 1954) is President, Chairman and chief executive officer of The Dow Chemical Company, a global speciality chemical, advanced materials, agrosciences and plastics company based in Midland, Michigan with 2013 annual sales of more than $57 billion. Liveris 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 1 April 2006. Liveris succeeded William S. Stavropoulos as CEO in 2004, after holding the position of chief operating officer.
Life and career
Liveris was born in Darwin, Australia, and attended Darwin High School until 1974 when Darwin was hit by Cyclone Tracy. He then moved to Brisbane where he continued his education at Brisbane State High School. He holds a bachelor's degree (first-class-honors) in Chemical Engineering from the University of Queensland. In 2005 he was awarded an honorary doctorate in science by his alma mater as well as being named Alumnus of the Year. A great alumnus support to the University, he was appointed Inaugural Chair to The University of Queensland in America Foundation in 2011.
Liveris' 37-year Dow career began in 1976 in Melbourne, Australia. Since then, his career has spanned the continents of Asia and North America, with roles in manufacturing, engineering, sales, marketing, and business and general management.
Under Liveris' reign as CEO, Dow was ranked 15th on Corporate Responsibility Officer (CRO) Magazine's list of top 100 best corporate citizens of 2008.
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