Earl Shipp has recently been named President of Dow Africa. In this role, Shipp will be responsible for implementing Dow's Africa strategy with a focus on driving Dow's investment, resources, and market presence in this vital continent. Previously, Shipp was President - India, Middle East & Africa (IMEA). He was responsible for driving the Company's growth strategy for the region and for leading its 1,200 employees.
Shipp joined Dow in 1981 in Freeport, Texas, after intern assignments with Dow in Michigan and Texas. Between 1981 and 1985, he held several manufacturing positions, including an assignment in Japan. Since 1985, he has held leadership positions in Texas, Ohio and Missouri. In 2000, Shipp was named to the dual roles of Vice President and Site Director of Dow's Louisiana Operations and Global Operations Director of the Propylene Oxide/Propylene Glycols business. He was named Global Business Vice President for Dow Oxides & Glycols in 2004. In 2006, he was named President - India, Middle East & Africa for Dow. In 2007, Shipp was named Business Group President for Basic Chemicals, serving on the Business Operations Committee with responsibility for oversight of six individual chemical businesses at Dow. He reassumed his current role as President - India, Middle East & Africa (IMEA) for Dow in December 2008, where he manages the development of a key Dow geography.
Shipp is Vice Chairman of the Board of the New Orleans Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and Member of the Energy Advisory Committee. He is the Deputy Chairman of the Boards of EQUATE Petrochemical Company KSC, headquartered in Kuwait, and MEGlobal BV, headquartered in Dubai, UAE. Both ventures are with Petrochemical Industries Company (PIC) of Kuwait.
Shipp has a bio-chemistry degree from Cass Technical High School, a chemical engineering degree from Wayne State University in Michigan, and is a graduate of the Indiana University Business School Consortium.
