James Fitterling

Biography

 Mr. James R. Fitterling is Independent Director of Chemical Financial Corporation. Mr. Fitterling served as a director of Chemical Bank from July 2010 until April 2015. Mr. Fitterling is President and Chief Operating Officer of The Dow Chemical Company (Dow). Dow is a diversified science and technology company that manufactures chemical, plastic and agricultural products. Mr. Fitterling joined Dow in 1984. After serving in a variety of sales, marketing and supply chain positions in Liquid Separations, he was named Commercial Director for Liquid Separations, Dow Pacific in 1994. In 1998, he was appointed Global Business Director for Liquid Separations and President and CEO of FilmTec Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dow. In 2000, he was named General Manager for Dow Thailand and Managing Director for SCC-Dow Group of joint venture companies. In 2002, he became CEO of The OPTIMAL Group, affiliate of Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS), Malaysia's state-owned oil corporation and Dow. He added responsibility for the Southeast Asia and Australia region in 2004. Mr. Fitterling was named Business Vice President for Polyethylene in 2005; President, Basic Plastics in 2007; Vice President of Corporate Development in 2009; Senior Vice President of Corporate Development in April 2010; Executive Vice President of Dow and President, Plastics and Hydrocarbons in August 2010; and Executive Vice President of Dow and President, Corporate Development and Hydrocarbons in March 2011. Mr. Fitterling assumed additional executive oversight of Dow's Chemicals and Energy Division in August 2011, assumed executive oversight for Feedstocks, Performance Plastics, Asia and Latin America in September 2012, was named Vice Chairman, Business Operations in October 2014, Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer in October 2015 and was named to his current role in February 2016. Mr. Fitterling is a member of Dow's Office of the Chairman and CEO. He also serves as a member of the board of directors of Sadara Chemical Company.

Research Interest

 Chemical Technology Chemical process engineering  Chemical Reaction Engineering