Nawzer Parakh has been named Site Leader for St. Charles Operations, replacing Bob Walker, who has been named site leader of Dow's Texas Operations. Parakh will also maintain his current position of Business Operations Director of Glycol Ethers and Amines.

According to Walker, "My time here has been extremely rewarding. I am proud of our employees and all they have accomplished. St. Charles Operations is a strong, integrated facility with an excellent safety culture and talented, committed people. It is poised for growth. I know that Nawzer will continue Dow's strong focus on partnership with the communities around St. Charles Operations."

Nawzer Parakh joined Union Carbide in 1968. He held a variety of positions before being named Business Operations Director for Dow's Oxide Derivatives business in 2001, when he relocated to St. Charles Operations in Hahnville, Louisiana. 

Parakh holds a Bachelors degree in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology in Kharagpur, India.

According to Parakh, "I am looking forward to getting to know our community neighbors, and learning more about the role St. Charles Operations plays as a community partner. We have a great deal to be proud of at our site. Our employees work hard every day to safely and responsibly manufacture products - while also investing in our community. Great things are happening at St. Charles Operations - and there is more to come."

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Dow is a leader in science and technology, providing innovative chemical, plastic and agricultural products and services to many essential consumer markets. With annual sales of $33 billion, Dow serves customers in more than 180 countries and a wide range of markets that are vital to human progress, including food, transportation, health and medicine, personal and home care, and building and construction, among others. Committed to the principles of sustainable development, Dow and its approximately 46,000 employees seek to balance economic, environmental and social responsibilities. References to "Dow" or the "Company" mean The Dow Chemical Company and its consolidated subsidiaries unless otherwise expressly noted. St. Charles Operations is owned by Union Carbide Corporation, which is a subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company.