Dow Chairman, Liveris, elected as Chairman of Business Council

5:10 AM, 23rd October 2012

Dow Chairman, Liveris, elected as Chairman of Business Council

Andrew N Liveris, Chairman and CEO, Dow Chemical Company.

CHICAGO, US: Andrew N Liveris, Chairman and CEO, Dow Chemical Company was elected Chairman of The Business Council at the organization’s fall meeting. Liveris was elected for a two-year term and will succeed Jamie Dimon, Chairman & CEO, JPMorgan. Liveris’s term begins January 2013.

Ursula Burns, Chairman and CEO, Xerox; Richard Davis, Chairman and CEO, US Bancorp; Henry Kravis, Co-founder and Co-CEO, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co; Doug Oberhelman, Chairman and CEO, Caterpillar Inc, were elected as members to serve as Vice Chairs.

“I am honoured and excited by the opportunity to serve as Chairman at such a critical time for the nation and for the business community. I intend to continue Jamie Dimon’s efforts to improve the dialogue between business leaders and policy makers, and will work to deepen the understanding of the importance of America’s corporations on economic growth and job creation,” said Liveris.

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