Moosa AL-Moosa appointed as general manager for Dow United Arab Emirates

Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) - April 17 2012- The Dow Chemical Company recently appointed Moosa AL-Moosa as General Manager for the United Arab Emirates, reiterating its commitment to the United Arab Emirates and the Middle East region.

The appointment of Al-Moosa as general manager is in parallel with Dow's growth strategy and commitment to the region. AL-Moosa will focus on enhancing Dow's presence in the UAE through supporting commercial success in the country by building and sustaining relationships with key industry, government and community members to help enable growth for Dow businesses in the UAE. He will assume these responsibilities in addition to his existing role of finance director for Dow Middle East & Africa. 

"Dow has been in the UAE for more than 30 years, but our presence here has never been more important to Dow's strategy than it is today," said Geoffery Merszei, executive vice president and president of Dow Europe, Middle East & Africa. "To further Dow's transformation and capitalize on opportunities in this emerging market, Moosa will be dedicated to managing our presence across the UAE."

Dow in the UAE currently employs approximately 150 employees, and was one of the first investors in the Jebel Ali Free Zone. Through its regional hub office in Dubai, Dow plans to continue to cater to different market segments by forging new partnerships, strengthening its customer support and expanding its presence.

"Dubai serves as our Middle East hub, which makes our presence in the UAE critical to our success," said Markus Wildi, president Middle East. "Moosa's combination of regional knowledge and global experiences will enable him to maximize on opportunities for Dow across the UAE.  Under his leadership, I know we will make great strides in accelerating growth and positioning Dow as an innovative, solutions provider in the country." 

AL-Moosa joined Dow in Michigan in 2005 where he worked across several departments including financial and statutory accounting, cost accounting, tax, auditing, business finance and treasury. He was also part of Dow's Mergers and Acquisitions group with responsibility for leading transaction teams on acquisitions, divestitures and joint venture projects. Al-Moosa has a Masters of Business Administration from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor of Arts in economics from Georgetown University in Washington D.C.

About Dow
Dow (NYSE: DOW) combines the power of science and technology to passionately innovate what is essential to human progress. The Company connects chemistry and innovation with the principles of sustainability to help address many of the world's most challenging problems such as the need for clean water, renewable energy generation and conservation, and increasing agricultural productivity. Dow's diversified industry-leading portfolio of specialty chemical, advanced materials, agrosciences and plastics businesses delivers a broad range of technology-based products and solutions to customers in approximately 160 countries and in high growth sectors such as electronics, water, energy, coatings and agriculture. In 2011, Dow had annual sales of $60 billion and employed approximately 52,000 people worldwide. The Company's more than 5,000 products are manufactured at 197 sites in 36 countries across the globe. References to "Dow" or the "Company" mean The Dow Chemical Company and its consolidated subsidiaries unless otherwise expressly noted. More information about Dow can be found at www.dow.com.

About Dow in the Middle East
Dow has a longstanding relationship with the Middle East beginning with the establishment of manufacturing and commercial facilities in the United Arab Emirates more than 30 years ago. Since then, Dow has established a solid presence in the Middle East petrochemicals industry, partnering with leading regional companies to set up state-of-the-art petrochemical complexes across the region. For 16 years, Dow and Petrochemical Industries Company K.S.C. (PIC) of Kuwait have shared one successful milestone after another, partnering on six industry-leading joint ventures. Saudi Aramco and Dow are in the formation process of a joint venture to build, own and operate a world-scale integrated chemicals complex in the Eastern Province of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. From the entrepreneurship initiatives of Young Arab Leaders to the new Dow Middle East and Africa R&D Center at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia, Dow actively supports the social and economic aspirations of the communities where it operates. For more information about Dow in the Middle East, please visit: www.dowmiddleeast.com

About Dow in the United Arab Emirates
Dow's longstanding relationship with the Middle East began with the establishment of manufacturing and commercial facilities in the United Arab Emirates more than 35 years ago. The UAE serves as the hub for Dow's growing business and administrative presence in the Middle East and Africa regions, applying its innovative solutions in the Building & Construction, Coatings, Oil & Gas, Power and Water industries.  Almost 30 years ago, Dow established its facilities in the Jebel Ali Free Zone (JAFZA), which supports Dow Advanced Materials businesses, specifically Dow Coating Materials and Dow Microbial Control, with a manufacturing footprint that spans 22 countries. Dow is also an equal partner with Petrochemical Industries Company (PIC) of Kuwait in the Dubai-based Joint Venture (JV), MEGlobal- a world leader in the manufacture and marketing of merchant ethylene glycol (EG). 

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