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James D. McIlvenny Senior Vice President, Performance Products |
Jim McIlvenny is Senior Vice President of Dow’s Performance Products Division. He is also a member of the Company’s Executive Leadership Committee and Strategy Board.
Named President of Dow Greater China in 2004, McIlvenny became the President of Dow Asia Pacific with broadened regional responsibilities in 2006, and later, in May 2009, the Senior Vice President of Emerging Economies. Prior to all this, he served as Business Vice President of Specialty Polymers, a portfolio of businesses providing a diverse range of products for applications in industries such as paints and coatings, water purification, transportation, construction, pharmaceuticals, and personal care.
Mirroring Dow’s commitment to sustainability, McIlvenny has been an active contributor to promote industry best practices as well as educational development. McIlvenny has served on the board of China Business Council for Sustainable Development. He was also a China board member of Junior Achievement, the world’s largest organization dedicated to educating students about workforce readiness and entrepreneurship.
McIlvenny joined Dow in Australia in 1982, where he held a number of positions in Chemical and Performance Products in the areas of technical service, sales, marketing, and business leadership. From 1989 to 1994, he was involved in the commercial and business operations for Liquid Separations, beginning in Tokyo as the Business Manager for Separation Systems in Dow Pacific.
In 1994 he moved to Dow’s corporate headquarters in Midland, Michigan to serve in various business roles and became the President and CEO of Filmtec Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company.
In 1998, McIlvenny was named President and CEO of Hampshire Chemical Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company, then based in Lexington, Massachusetts.
McIlvenny graduated from the University of Sydney with a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering.
Rev. 10/30/2009
