Robert Hansen becomes ceo of Dow Corning

Stephanie Burns remains chairman

Dow Corning’s board of directors has elected Robert Hansen as chief executive. Stephanie Burns remains chairman. Hansen has been employed by Dow Corning for 29 years and was named president in November 2010. He will continue to serve in this role.

‘In the six months Bob has served as president he has brought focused attention to creating the capabilities needed to support Dow Corning’s growth,’ said Burns. “With Bob’s record of strong business leadership and results, our board of directors and I are very confident in his ability to lead Dow Corning in a new era of global expansion, technological exploration, and sustainable innovation.’

Hansen joined Dow Corning’s Finance function in 1982. Six years later, he relocated to Brazil as regional finance manager, returning to the U.S. in 1992 as economic evaluator and controller for the Rubber business. Hansen became the manager for the South American region in 1996. Following that, he had numerous roles including product line management, procurement director and global oversight for Dow Corning’s Construction business before being named European Area president in 2002.

Hansen moved to vice president and general manager of the Core Products Business in 2005, and was subsequently promoted to executive vice president.

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