John Dearborn President for India, Middle East and Africa

John Dearborn is Geographic President - India, Middle East and Africa (IMEA) for Dow. In addition to developing growth opportunities in the business critical Region, Dearborn leads the Dow Management Team for the Ras Tanura Integrated Project – Dow’s proposed joint venture with Saudi Aramco.

A member of Dow’s Business Operations Committee, Dearborn has also been named to the board of MEGlobal BV, a Dubai, UAE headquartered Dow joint venture and EQUATE Petrochemical Company KSC, a Kuwait based joint venture. Both ventures are with Petrochemical Industries Company of Kuwait.

In 2001, Dearborn joined Dow as Business Vice President for the Technology Licensing and Catalyst Business and served on the board of Univation Technologies LLC, a technology joint venture between Dow and ExxonMobil Chemical. In 2004, Dearborn moved to Hydrocarbons and Energy as Business Vice President, Olefins. He was named Business Vice President for Energy in early 2006 with responsibility for Energy advocacy and Mining, Storage and Pipelines operations. In 2006, he assumed additional responsibilities for leading Dow’s negotiations for the Saudi Aramco venture.

Dearborn attended the Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, New Jersey and New York University, Stern School of Business in New York, and has B. E. (Chemical); M. E. (Chemical) and an M.B.A. in Finance and International Business. He is will be based in Dubai, UAE.

05/15/2007