The Dow Chemical Company Sunday announced the appointment of Zuhair Allawi as general manager for the Dow Saudi Arabia Company. Allawi previously held the role of senior commercial director in the Performance Materials Division, Dow Middle East & Africa. In this new role, Allawi will serve as a focal point for government and community relationships and, with our partners, seek opportunities for new business ventures and interface as appropriate with Dow's joint ventures in the Kingdom. He will also support key partnerships and technical projects in Saudi Arabia, such as those at the Dow Middle East and Africa R&D Center at King Abdulla's University of Science and Technology (KAUST). Allawi will be based at the company's Al-Khobar office and will report to Markus Wildi, president of Dow Middle East and vice president of corporate development, Kuwait. "Investing in country leadership is essential to capturing growth opportunities and establishing key relationships in our geographies," said Geoffery Merszei, executive vice president and president of Dow Europe, Middle East & Africa. "Zuhair's appointment reflects the important role the Kingdom will play in Dow's transformation and EMEA's growth strategy."
