Executive Profiles
Senior Vice President, Shared Services
Environment, Health and Safety Chief Information Officer
D. E. (Dave) Kepler is senior vice president of Shared Services, Environment, Health and Safety and chief information officer (CIO) of The Dow Chemical Company. In this capacity, Kepler has global responsibility for Customer Service, Information Systems, Purchasing, Six Sigma, Supply Chain, Work Process Improvement, and the Company's Environment, Health and Safety activities and has executive oversight for Dow’s activities in Canada. He is also a member of the Office of the Chief Executive (OCE).
Kepler joined Dow in 1975 in the Western Division Computer and Process Systems group. After progressive Commercial and Information Systems roles throughout the United States, Canada and the Pacific, he was named director of Chemicals and Plastics Information Systems in 1993. In 1995, Kepler assumed additional responsibility as director of Global Information Systems Applications. He was appointed vice president and CIO in February 1998, and in 2000, assumed the role of corporate vice president of eBusiness. In 2002, Kepler undertook commercial responsibility for the Advanced Electronic Materials business and further expanded his role the following year, adding responsibility for Global Purchasing and Supply Chain. Kepler assumed his role as corporate vice president of Shared Services and chief information officer (CIO) in January 2004. He was appointed senior vice president in March 2006 and added additional responsibilities for Company's Environment, Health and Safety activities.
Kepler serves on the Board of Directors of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. He is a member of the American Chemical Society and the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. In addition, he chairs the Chemical IT Council and Cyber Security Program.
Locally, Kepler serves on the Board of Directors for the Midland Community Cancer Services and Alden B. Dow Museum of Science and Art. He was the 2004 United Way of Midland County Campaign Chair.
Kepler received a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from the University of California at Berkeley.
