Mr.
Gary E. Anderson
Mr.
Gary E. Anderson, a native of Ishpeming, Michigan, earned
a degree in Chemical Engineering from Michigan Tech in 1967.
While here, he served as President of the AIChE Student
Chapter and was a member of Tau Beta Pi. He received an
MBA in Finance from Central Michigan University in 1973.
Upon graduation he joined Dow Corning Corporation where
he held numerous positions within the Resins and Chemicals
Manufacturing, Process Engineering, Fluids and Resins Business,
and finally the Economic Evaluation and Business Control
Division where he served as Manager. In 1979 he became Director
of Manufacturing and Engineering for Europe and was promoted
to Vice President, Dow Corning Europe in 1980. During a
leave of absence he served as acting Deputy Assistant Secretary
for the U.S. Department of Commerce. Returning to Dow Corning
in 1986, Mr. Anderson became Manager of the Fluids, Resins
and Process Industries Business and was named Corporate
Vice President. In 1989 he was named Group Vice President,
in 1993 Executive Vice President, and in 1994 he was elected
President of Dow Corning. He was named CEO in 1999, and
elected Chairman in March 2001. In addition to his active
professional career, Mr. Anderson was a member of the Conference
Board Global Economic Advisory Panel, the World Business
Council for Sustainable Development, and AIChE. He was a
director of the American Chemistry Council, the Chemical
Industry Institute of Toxicology, and the Chemical Specialties
Manufacturers Association. He also served on the Chemical
Bank board of directors, and as chairman of the Midland
Community Center board of trustees. He is a member of the
Michigan Technological University President’s Advisory
Board and past president of the Michigan Tech Fund. In 1993
he received the Michigan Tech Board of Control Silver Medal
and in 2003 an honorary doctorate for his distinguished
contributions to the profession.
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