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Executive Director, Supply Chains
As executive director for Dow Corning’s global supply chains, Whitock will
lead innovation and functional excellence activities focused on ensuring fast,
reliable and flexible delivery of silicone materials. He brings to this role a
career background in engineering combined with senior level experience in
facilities and business unit management.
Whitlock joined Dow Corning in 1987 as a design engineer. He spent several
years managing Dow Corning sites in Kentucky, North Carolina and Midland. In
those positions he introduced customer-oriented models that resulted in
significantly increased revenue contributions while improving manufacturing
efficiency.
In 2002 Whitlock moved into a commercial role, when he was appointed as
director for the paper and process industry. He developed and implemented a
strategy of moving beyond offering materials and products to customers, to give
customers an additional choice of services and full solutions. This approach
supported customers looking for expertise on safe management of chemicals;
process optimization as well as expansion into new geographical markets.
Whitlock was appointed as business director for the specialty chemicals
business in Asia in 2006 and relocated to Shanghai. In this role he led his
team to achieve double digit growth and created a business opportunity
portfolio that will support the rapid growth of local and multinational
companies in this key economy. A critical element of his role was also to
encourage and support the career development of locally-based leaders.
Whitlock received a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Ohio
State University in 1986. He has been involved in a variety of community
activities including membership of chambers of commerce and a school math
and science advisory board within the United States.
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