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词条 Jim Fitterling
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  1. Early life and education

  2. Career

      Early Dow positions    Recent positions  

  3. Appearances and awards

  4. Boards

  5. Personal life

  6. References

{{short description|American business executive}}{{Infobox person
| name =
| birth_name = James Ray Fitterling
| birth_date =
| birth_place = Missouri, United States
| residence = Midland, Michigan
| nationality = American
| alma_mater = University of Missouri
| occupation = Business executive
| years_active = 1984-present
| employer = Dow Inc.
| website = [https://www.dow.com/en-us/about-dow/our-company/leadership/jim-fitterling Fitterling at Dow.com]
}}James Ray Fitterling is an American business executive. He is currently the CEO of Dow Inc..[1]

Early life and education

Jim Fitterling was born in 1962[1] in Missouri, where he spent his youth in a small farm town.[2] He attended the University of Missouri,[3] graduating from the school's College of Engineering in 1983 with a BS in mechanical engineering.[5]

Career

Early Dow positions

In 1984 Fitterling was hired by The Dow Chemical Company.[4] In 1998 he became CEO of Filmtec Corporation, a subsidiary of Dow.[5] Also in 1998 he became global business director of Dow's liquid separations unit.[3] He was named both general manager of Dow Thailand and managing director of the SCC - Dow Group of joint venture companies in 2000.[5] In 2002 Fitterling became CEO of The OPTIMAL Group, an affiliate company of both Dow and Petroliam Nasional Berhad. He began overseeing OPTIMAL's regions in Southeast Asia and Australia in 2004.[5]

He left OPTIMAL Group in 2005 to become business vice president of polyethylene at Dow Chemical Corporation. He then served as Dow's president of basic plastics from 2007 until 2009.[5] Soon Fitterling was also a member of several committees at Dow, including the Executive Leadership Committee, the Management Committee and the Strategy Board.[5]

In 2012, Fitterling was given "executive oversight of feedstocks, performance plastics in Asia and Latin America." While still an executive vice president, in November 2012 Fitterling was appointed a member of Dow's newly formed executive committee.[5]

Recent positions

In 2014, Fitterling became vice chairman of business operations for Dow.[3]

In October 2015, he was named chief operating officer of Dow, which announced its merger with DuPont in December 2015,[6] Fitterling then worked with Dow's CEO on reforming the new company into three separate entities,[7] and to later be COO of the new Dow company.[8] Fitterling was ranked 73 on the Top 100 LGBT Leaders list published by The Financial Times in 2015,[9] ranking 28 the following year.[10]

On February 2, 2016, Dow Chemical announced that Fitterling would be replacing Andrew Liveris as Dow president upon Liveris' retirement in 2017.[11]

In 2016 he was named Dow's president and chief operating officer.[12] He was the COO of the materials science division at DowDupont starting in 2017.[13] As of 2017, he was still Dow's president and COO.[14]

On March 12, 2018, he was named the CEO of the new Dow Inc., which was split in 2019 from DowDupont.[15][16][17][18][19][20]

Appearances and awards

Fitterling has appeared in the media[30] as a Dow representative. He was the keynote speaker at the 2015 Manufacturing Leadership Summit,[21] and has spoken at the IHS World Petrochemical Conference in Houston, Texas.[22]

Following a bout with cancer,[23] in celebration of National Coming Out Day, in 2014 Fitterling came out to Dow's employees.[24] He is an advocate for diversity in corporate and educational settings and, in 2016, was quoted by the The Wall Street Journal on Dow's public campaign against anti-gay rights legislation in states such as North Carolina, Tennessee, Mississippi, and Georgia.[25]

In 2018, Fitterling was named #1 of the "Top 100 LGBT+ Executives" on The Financial Times{{'}} annual “OUTstanding in Business” list.[26] In March 2019, he was featured in the Bloomberg Businessweek article "How Dow Chemical Got Woke".[27]

Boards

Chairman at Univation Technologies LLC, Fitterling is also on the boards of the Chemical Financial Corporation,[5] Sadara Chemical Company,[3] and the National Association of Manufacturers.[13] He has been president of the board of the Midland Country Club in Michigan.[5]

Personal life

Fitterling is a resident of Midland, Michigan.[28][5]

References

1. ^{{cite news| author =| title = Dow, DuPont CEOs could earn $80 million after merger| url = http://www.delawareonline.com/story/money/2016/03/03/dow-dupont-ceos-could-earn-80m-after-merger/81280910/| work = USA Today Network | date = March 3, 2016| access-date = July 6, 2018}}
2. ^{{cite news|author=Jan Wiese-Fales|title=Dow Chemical president, MAE alumnus delivers commencement address|url=http://engineering.missouri.edu/2016/12/dow-chemical-president-mae-alumnus-delivers-commencement-address/ |work=College of Engineering - University of Missouri|date=December 19, 2016}}
3. ^1 2 3 {{cite news|author=Slavka Atanasova|title=Sadara appoints Dow's Fitterling to board|url=http://www.arabianoilandgas.com/article-15046-sadara-appoints-dows-fitterling-to-board/|work=Arabian Oil and Gas|date=January 5, 2016}}
4. ^1 {{cite news | author =| title = 5 Things to Know About Dow's New Openly-Gay CEO Jim Fitterling| url = http://fortune.com/2018/03/12/dow-dupont-fitterling-fortune-500-gay-ceos/| work = Fortune | date = March 12, 2018| access-date = June 4, 2018}}
5. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 {{cite news |title=James R. Fitterling Named to Chemical Financial Corporation Board of Directors |url=http://www.SNL.COM/irweblinkx/Mobile/file.aspx?IID=100200&FID=9849378 |work=Chemical Financial Corporation |date=July 21, 2010}}
6. ^{{cite news|title=DuPont Deal Could Offer Relief for Embattled Dow CEO|url=http://fortune.com/2015/12/09/dupont-deal-could-offer-relief-for-embattled-dow-ceo/|work=Fortune|date=December 9, 2015}}
7. ^{{cite news|author=Robert Wright|title=Liveris to leave Dow Chemical by mid-2017|url=http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/e93db004-c9cd-11e5-be0b-b7ece4e953a0.html#axzz499HHWdL0|work=Financial Times|date=February 2, 2016}}
8. ^{{cite news| author=Ludwig Burger| title=Dow executive vows new materials group will pack research punch| url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-dow-research-idUSKCN12J2NT| work=Reuters | date=October 19, 2016| access-date=June 4, 2018}}
9. ^{{cite news | title = Champions come in many stripes| url = http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/9a07107e-70dc-11e5-9b9e-690fdae72044.html#axzz3pgkS2Vo2| work = Financial Times | date = October 20, 2015}}
10. ^{{cite news| author= Gloria Cheung| title= Hong Kong lesbian who shunned $65m man tops our LGBT ranking| url= https://www.ft.com/content/90212b8e-91f7-11e6-a72e-b428cb934b78| work= The Financial Times | date= October 24, 2016}}
11. ^{{cite news|author=Jeff Mordock|title=Leadership changes during Dow-DuPont merger|url=http://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/2016/02/02/dow-ceo-liveris-step-down-after-dupont-merger/79692632/|work=USA Today|date=February 4, 2016|access-date=July 6, 2018}}
12. ^{{cite news| author = Kate Carlson| title = Dow executive awarded for advancing safety, diversity| url = https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Dow-executive-awarded-for-advancing-safety-12423411.php| work = Midland Daily News | date = December 12, 2017| access-date = June 4, 2018}}
13. ^1 {{cite news | title = Jim Fitterling| url = https://www.bloomberg.com/profiles/people/4391645-james-r-fitterling| work = Bloomberg | access-date = June 4, 2018}}
14. ^{{cite news|author=|title=Dow Chemical completes construction on another Freeport project|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2017/06/06/dow-chemical-completes-construction-on-another.html|work=Houston Business Journal|date=January 6, 2017}}
15. ^{{cite news| author =| title = Dow Chemical’s Andrew Liveris to Depart; Jim Fitterling to Be CEO of New Dow After Breakup| url = https://www.wsj.com/articles/dow-chemicals-andrew-liveris-to-depart-jim-fitterling-to-be-ceo-of-new-dow-after-breakup-1520827380| work = The Wall Street Journal | date = March 2018| access-date = June 4, 2018}}
16. ^{{cite news| author = Andrew Noel| title = DowDuPont’s Andrew Liveris makes way for Jim Fitterling as new Dow CEO| url = https://www.livemint.com/Companies/LSYZKllMzuEhTBSmvfVjfM/DowDuPonts-Andrew-Liveris-makes-way-for-Jim-Fitterling-as-n.html| work = LiveMint }}
17. ^{{cite news| author =| title = Liveris to retire from DowDuPont; Fitterling, Ungerleider to take on leadership roles with Dow| url = https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Liveris-to-retire-from-DowDuPont-Fitterling-12746082.php| work = Midland Daily News | date = March 12, 2018| access-date = June 4, 2018}}
18. ^{{cite news| author = March 12, 2018| title = DowDuPont Names New Openly Gay CEO| url = http://fortune.com/video/2018/03/12/dowdupont-names-new-openly-gay-ceo/| work = Fortune | date = March 12, 2018| access-date = June 4, 2018}}
19. ^{{cite news| author = Kurt Nagl| title = DowDuPont names leadership for new Dow Material Science Division| url = http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20180312/news/654986/dowdupont-names-leadership-for-new-dow-material-science-division| work = Crain's Detroit Business | date = March 12, 2018| access-date = June 4, 2018}}
20. ^{{cite news| author = Olivia Pulsinelli| title = DowDuPont Chairman Liveris to step down; CEO of new Dow named| url = https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2018/03/12/dowdupont-chairman-liveris-to-step-down-ceo-of-new.html| work = Houston Business Journal | date = March 12, 2018 | access-date = June 4, 2018}}
21. ^{{cite news | title = Dow Chemical Co. named Manufacturer of the Year| url = http://www.ourmidland.com/news/dow-chemical-co-named-manufacturer-of-the-year/article_ed7e625a-103a-11e5-aaa6-83b974734d8e.html| work = Midland Daily News | date = June 11, 2015| access-date =}}
22. ^{{cite news| author = Suzanne Edwards| title = Dow COO: Auto and petrochemical industries are closer than ever before| url = http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/morning_call/2016/03/dow-coo-auto-and-petrochemical-industries-are.html| work = Houston Business Journal | date = March 17, 2016| access-date =}}
23. ^{{cite news|author = Charlsie Dewey|title = Area business leaders make case for LGBT inclusion|url=http://www.grbj.com/articles/87848-area-business-leaders-make-case-for-lgbt-inclusion|work=Grand Rapids Business Journal|date = April 28, 2017}}
24. ^{{cite news|title= Financial Times recognizes Dow's LGBT workplace equality |url=http://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Financial-Times-recognizes-Dow-s-LGBT-workplace-10421348.php|work= Midland Daily News|date=October 29, 2015}}
25. ^1 {{cite news|author=Rachel Emma Silverman|title=Big Business Speaks Up on Social Issues|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/big-business-speaks-up-on-social-issues-1460936193|work=The Wall Street Journal |date=April 17, 2016 }}
26. ^[https://www.ft.com/executive-diversity "The Outstanding Lists 2018: LGBT+ leaders and allies", The Financial Times, October 24, 2018.]
27. ^[https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2019-03-20/how-dow-chemical-got-woke?utm_source=twitter&utm_content=businessweek&cmpid=socialflow-twitter-businessweek&utm_campaign=socialflow-organic&utm_medium=social "How Dow Chemical Got Woke", by Jeff Green, Bloomberg Businessweek, March 20, 2019.]
28. ^1 2 {{cite news | title = Alumni Notes| url = http://engineering.missouri.edu/2012/11/alumni-notes/| work = University of Missouri| date =November 15, 2012| access-date =}}
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