NEW YORK and LONDON, June 16,
2015 /PRNewswire/ --
The 2015 ICIS Kavaler Award, sponsored by The Chemists' Club,
and in association with The Valence Group, will be awarded to
Andrew N. Liveris, chairman and
chief executive officer of The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW), in
recognition for outstanding achievement as voted on by his
peers.
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This unique global chemical industry award will be presented to
Mr. Liveris at a black tie dinner ceremony on Tuesday 27 October 2015, at the main branch of the New
York Public Library in New York
City.
The distinguishing feature of this award is that the winner is
selected by his/her peers - the senior executives selected in the
ICIS Top 40 Power Players listing - a global ranking of the leaders
making the greatest impact on the chemical industry.
"Under the leadership of Mr. Liveris, Dow is making
transformational moves - from feedstock
advantaged capital investments on the US Gulf Coast and in the
Middle East, to divestitures of
non-core assets such as the tax-advantaged deal to carve-out the
chlor-alkali and derivatives business," said
Joseph Chang, global editor of ICIS
Chemical Business.
"I am honored to be selected as the recipient of the
2015 ICIS Kavaler Award and proud to join a distinguished legacy of
honorees," said Liveris. "This recognition
belongs to all of Dow's women and
men - our Human Element at work. It
acknowledges our proactive and consistent implementation of
Dow's market-driven strategy, as we continue to
position our company for long-term value growth."
In the award selection process, ICIS and The Chemists' Club
invited each of the ICIS Top 40 Power Players for 2014 to vote for
three individuals in the ballot, based on newsworthy achievement in
one or more of the following categories:
- Profitability/shareholder value
- Mergers and acquisitions (deals or integration)
- Projects/capital investment
- Innovation - technology, product, business process with an
impact on industry and society
For more information on the ICIS Kavaler Award, please contact
Bernard Petersen at ICIS,
bernard.petersen@icis.com, 646-961-0708 or Lewis Boxenbaum at The Chemists' Club,
kavaleraward@chemistsclub.org, 917-836-3094.
Background
The award is a revival of the Kavaler Award, which was presented
by Chemical Market Reporter to leading chemical CEOs from 1990 to
1999, including Jon Huntsman Sr.,
founder, chairman and CEO of Huntsman, and Frank Popoff, chairman and CEO of Dow Chemical.
Arthur Kavaler, who served for 46
years as reporter, editor and eventually publisher and
editor-in-chief of Chemical Market Reporter - one of the three
publications incorporated into ICIS Chemical Business - passed away
at the age of 91 on January 18, 2012.
Kavaler, a probing reporter and an editor with unwavering
conviction, had a major impact on chemical industry journalism.
About ICIS
ICIS Chemical Business is part of ICIS. ICIS is the world's largest
petrochemical market information provider and has fast-growing
energy and fertilizer divisions. Our aim is to give companies in
global commodities markets a competitive advantage by delivering
trusted pricing data, high-value news, analysis and independent
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and planning decisions. We have more than 30 years' experience in
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buyers, sellers and analysts. With a global staff of more than 800,
ICIS has employees based in Houston, Washington, New
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About Dow
Dow (NYSE: DOW) combines the power of science and technology to
passionately innovate what is essential to human progress. The
Company is driving innovations that extract value from the
intersection of chemical, physical and biological sciences to help
address many of the world's most challenging problems such as the
need for clean water, clean energy generation and conservation, and
increasing agricultural productivity. Dow's integrated,
market-driven, 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 180 countries and in high-growth sectors such as
packaging, electronics, water, coatings and agriculture. In 2014,
Dow had annual sales of more than $58
billion and employed approximately 53,000 people worldwide.
The Company's more than 6,000 product families are manufactured at
201 sites in 35 countries across the globe. More information about
Dow can be found at http://www.dow.com.
About The Chemists' Club
Founded in 1898, the Chemists' Club's mission is both
professional and social. As a nonprofit 501(c)3 educational
organization, it provides networking opportunities for members to
mix and meet with others who share interests in chemical, paper,
pharmaceuticals, metals, biotech, and similar industries. The Club
is also working to introduce local college students to the range of
career opportunities available in the chemical industry today.
Members include chemists, chemical industry management,
formulators, security analysts, attorneys, educators, and other
professions. For more information about the Chemists's Club, please
go to http://www.thechemistsclub.com.
About The Valence Group
The Valence Group is a specialist investment bank offering
M&A advisory services exclusively to companies and investors in
the chemicals, materials and related sectors. The Valence Group
team includes a unique combination of professionals with
backgrounds in investment banking and strategic
consulting within the chemicals and materials industries, all
focused exclusively on providing M&A advisory services to the
chemicals and materials sector. The firm's offices are located in
New York and London. http://www.valencegroup.com
Contacts:
ICIS Chemical Business
Bernard Petersen
Bernard.petersen@icis.com
+1-646-961-0708
The Chemists' Club
Lewis Boxenbaum
kavaleraward@chemistsclub.org
+1-917-836-3094
The Dow Chemical Company
Rachelle Schikorra
ryschikorra@dow.com
+1-989-638-4090
The Valence Group
Telly Zachariades
T: +1-212-847-7340
tzachariades@valencegroup.com
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