Jim Fitterling

James R. Fitterling
Born Missouri, United States
Residence Midland, Michigan
Nationality American
Other names Jim Fitterling
Alma mater University of Missouri-Columbia
Occupation Business executive
Years active 1984-present
Employer Dow Chemical Corporation
Website Fitterling at Dow.com

Jim Fitterling is an American business executive. He is currently the CEO-elect of The Dow Chemical Company.[1]

Early life and education

Jim Fitterling was born in 1962[2] in Missouri, where he spent his youth in a small farm town.[3] He attended the University of Missouri-Columbia,[4] graduating from the school's College of Engineering in 1983 with a BS in mechanical engineering.[5]

Career

Early Dow positions

In 1984 Fitterling was hired by Dow Chemical Corporation.[1] In 1998 he became CEO of Filmtec Corporation, a subsidiary of Dow.[6] Also in 1998 he became global business director of Dow's liquid separations unit.[4] He was named both general manager of Dow Thailand and managing director of the SCC - Dow Group of joint venture companies in 2000.[6] In 2002 Fitterling became CEO of The OPTIMAL Group, an affiliate company of both Dow and Petroliam Nasional Berhad. He began overseeing OPTIMAL's regions in Southeast Asia and Australia in 2004.[6]

He left OPTIMAL Group in 2005 to become business vice president of polyethylene at Dow Chemical Corporation. He then served as Dow's president of basic plastics from 2007 until 2009.[6] Soon Fitterling was also a member of several committees at Dow, including the Executive Leadership Committee, the Management Committee and the Strategy Board.[6]

In 2012, Fitterling was given "executive oversight of feedstocks, performance plastics in Asia and Latin America." While still an executive vice president, in November 2012 Fitterling was appointed a member of Dow's newly formed executive committee.[5]

Recent positions

In 2014, Fitterling became vice chairman of business operations for Dow.[4]

In October 2015, he was named chief operating officer of Dow Chemical. Dow announced it was merging with DuPont in December 2015,[7] with Fitterling to work with Dow's CEO on reforming the new company into three separate entities,[8] and to later be COO of the new Dow company.[9] Fitterling was ranked 73 on the Top 100 LGBT Leaders list published by The Financial Times in 2015,[10] ranking 28 the following year.[11]

On February 2, 2016, Dow Chemical announced that Fitterling would be replacing Andrew Liveris as Dow president upon Liveris' retirement in 2017.[12]

In 2016 he was named Dow's president and chief operating officer.[13] He was the COO of the materials science division at DowDupont starting in 2017.[14] As of 2017, he was still Dow's president and COO.[15]

On March 12, 2018, he was named the CEO of the new Dow Chemical, to be effective upon the expected 2019 split of the division from DowDupont.[16][17][18][19][20][21]

Public speaking and appearances

Fitterling has appeared in the media[22] as a Dow representative. Keynote speaker at the 2015 Manufacturing Leadership Summit,[23] he has spoken at the IHS World Petrochemical Conference in Houston, Texas.[24]

After a bout with cancer[25] and in celebration of National Coming Out Day, in 2014 Fitterling came out to Dow's employees.[26] Speaking about diversity in corporate and educational settings, and in 2016 he was quoted by the Wall Street Journal on Dow's public campaign against anti-gay rights legislation in states such as North Carolina, Tennessee, Mississippi, and Georgia.[22]

Boards

Chairman at Univation Technologies LLC, Fitterling is also on the boards of the Chemical Financial Corporation,[6] Sadara Chemical Company,[4] and the National Association of Manufacturers.[14] He has been president of the board of the Midland Country Club in Michigan.[6]

Personal life

Fitterling is a resident of Midland, Michigan.[5][6]

References

  1. 1 2 "5 Things to Know About Dow's New Openly-Gay CEO Jim Fitterling". Fortune. March 12, 2018. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Dow, DuPont CEOs could earn $80 million after merger". USA Today Network. March 3, 2016. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
  3. ↑ Jan Wiese-Fales (December 19, 2016). "Dow Chemical president, MAE alumnus delivers commencement address". College of Engineering - University of Missouri.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Slavka Atanasova (January 5, 2016). "Sadara appoints Dow's Fitterling to board". Arabian Oil and Gas.
  5. 1 2 3 "Alumni Notes". University of Missouri. November 15, 2012.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "James R. Fitterling Named to Chemical Financial Corporation Board of Directors". Chemical Financial Corporation. July 21, 2010.
  7. ↑ "DuPont Deal Could Offer Relief for Embattled Dow CEO". Fortune. December 9, 2015.
  8. ↑ Robert Wright (February 2, 2016). "Liveris to leave Dow Chemical by mid-2017". Financial Times.
  9. ↑ Ludwig Burger (October 19, 2016). "Dow executive vows new materials group will pack research punch". Reuters. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Champions come in many stripes". Financial Times. October 20, 2015.
  11. ↑ Gloria Cheung (October 24, 2016). "Hong Kong lesbian who shunned $65m man tops our LGBT ranking". The Financial Times.
  12. ↑ Jeff Mordock (February 4, 2016). "Leadership changes during Dow-DuPont merger". USA Today. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
  13. ↑ Kate Carlson (December 12, 2017). "Dow executive awarded for advancing safety, diversity". Midland Daily News. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  14. 1 2 "Jim Fitterling". Bloomberg. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  15. ↑ "Dow Chemical completes construction on another Freeport project". Houston Business Journal. January 6, 2017.
  16. ↑ "Dow Chemical's Andrew Liveris to Depart; Jim Fitterling to Be CEO of New Dow After Breakup". The Wall Street Journal. March 2018. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  17. ↑ Andrew Noel. "DowDuPont's Andrew Liveris makes way for Jim Fitterling as new Dow CEO". LiveMint.
  18. ↑ "Liveris to retire from DowDuPont; Fitterling, Ungerleider to take on leadership roles with Dow". Midland Daily News. March 12, 2018. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  19. ↑ March 12, 2018 (March 12, 2018). "DowDuPont Names New Openly Gay CEO". Fortune. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  20. ↑ Kurt Nagl (March 12, 2018). "DowDuPont names leadership for new Dow Material Science Division". Crain's Detroit Business. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  21. ↑ Olivia Pulsinelli (March 12, 2018). "DowDuPont Chairman Liveris to step down; CEO of new Dow named". Houston Business Journal. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  22. 1 2 Rachel Emma Silverman (April 17, 2016). "Big Business Speaks Up on Social Issues". The Wall Street Journal.
  23. ↑ "Dow Chemical Co. named Manufacturer of the Year". Midland Daily News. June 11, 2015.
  24. ↑ Suzanne Edwards (March 17, 2016). "Dow COO: Auto and petrochemical industries are closer than ever before". Houston Business Journal.
  25. ↑ Charlsie Dewey (April 28, 2017). "Area business leaders make case for LGBT inclusion". Grand Rapids Business Journal.
  26. ↑ "Financial Times recognizes Dow's LGBT workplace equality". Midland Daily News. October 29, 2015.
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