Stephane joined Dow in 1984 in Geneva, Switzerland. He began his career with Dow responsibilities for Middle East/Africa. He was positioned in Frankfurt, Germany, and Horgen, Switzerland for financial risk management, financial planning and cash management before being named Treasurer for Dow Central Europe in Frankfurt in 1993, where his area of responsibilities included France, Germany, Switzerland, Poland, and Hungary.

From 1995-2000, he led the financial integration of BSL (the largest privatization of East German assets) in eastern Germany. In 2000, he was named Corporate Finance Director in Midland, Michigan, where he headed up the Global Funding Process for Dow. Stephane was promoted to Corporate Director of Mergers and Acquisitions in mid-2002 and was named Regional Finance Director for Dow in India, Middle East and Africa (IMEA) in 2006. In this role, he will also be responsible for Dow’s M&A activities throughout the region.

Stephane Paquier holds a diploma from the École Supérieure de Commerce of Geneva.