Érica Takeda

Regional Commercial
Manager: Latin America,
ANGUS Chemical Company

Érica Takeda is the regional commercial manager for Latin America for ANGUS Chemical Company and Dow Biocides. In her position, she is responsible for coordinating all business efforts in Latin America and providing administrative and business leadership for all employees in the customer application center in this region.

Érica joined Dow in Brazil working for technical service and development (TS&D) in 1989. Since then, she has held a variety of positions in TS&D and technical sales within Dow’s performance chemicals group. In 2000, she became a market researcher for chemicals and performance chemicals and marketing development manager for DAXAD™, GLYCINE™ and quaternaries. In 2002, Érica was named marketing manager for Dow’s chelants and biocides businesses, and then additionally as marketing manager for ANGUS, Dow quaternaries and performance fluids and polyglycols. In 2005, she was appointed product manager for polyglycols and surfactants in Guaruja, Brazil, and industry manager for natural resources Latin America. Most recently, Érica was a local Six Sigma champion for the commercial function in Brazil. Prior to her current position, she was supply chain improvement leader for basic and performance chemicals in Latin America.

Érica received her bachelor of science degree in chemical engineering and business administration from Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brazil. She also holds an executive masters in business administration from the Business School Sao Paulo-University of Toronto.

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