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Alumnus Michael Gambrell Elected to National Safety Council
November 14, 2011
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology chemical engineering alumnus
Michael Gambrell, executive vice president of The Dow Chemical
Company, has been elected to the board of directors of the National
Safety Council (NSC). In addition to his board position,
Gambrell will serve on the NSC's strategic planning and nomination
committees.
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Michael Gambrell
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The NSC is a nonprofit organization, tasked with saving lives by
preventing injuries and deaths through leadership, research,
education and advocacy. Gambrell was elected to serve a
two-year term on the board.
During his 35-year career with Dow, Gambrell served in a number
of operational and leadership capacities, for a variety of Dow
businesses, functions and geographies. He currently serves as
advisor to Dow Chairman and CEO, Andrew Liveris, on all
manufacturing and engineering activities for Sadara, a joint
venture between Dow and Saudi Aramco.
Earlier, Gambrell was executive vice president of manufacturing
and engineering operations, a leadership role he held through
August 2011. He brought the function to a new level of
performance while keeping safety a top priority.
Gambrell joined Dow in 1976 after earning his bachelor's degree
in chemical engineering from Rose-Hulman. He served in a
variety of manufacturing and engineering positions until 1989, when
he was named business director for the North America Chlor-Alkali
Assets business. In 1992, he was named general manager for
the plastic lined pipe business. During the next decade he
served as vice president of operations for Latin America, corporate
director for technology centers and global process engineering, and
business vice president for the Chlor-Vinyl business.
In 2003, Gambrell was named senior vice president for Chemicals
and Intermediates division. Two years later, he was named
executive vice president of the basic plastics and chemical
portfolio and added responsibility for manufacturing and
engineering in 2007. In 2008, Gambrell assumed functional
responsibility for Dow's manufacturing and engineering
operations.
In addition to his current role with Dow, Gambrell serves on the
board of directors and audit committee of TRW Automotive Holding
Corp., on the U.S. Department of Commerce's Manufacturing Council,
and on the executive committee and board of directors for the
National Association of Manufacturers. He is a member of the
University of Michigan Engineering Advisory Council and a
distinguished director emeritus of the U.S.-India Business
Council.
Dow was presented with the prestigious Robert W. Campbell Award
by the NSC in 2010 for its efforts to uphold environmental, health
and safety as a key business value and clearly linking measurable
achievement in EH&S performance to productivity and
profitability. The company combines the power of science and
technology with the "human element" to passionately innovate what
is essential to human progress. The company connects
chemistry and innovation with the principles of sustainability to
help address many of the world's most challenging problems such as
the need for clean water, renewable energy generation and
conservation, and increasing agricultural productivity. In
2010, Dow had annual sales of $53.7 billion and has more than 5,000
products manufactured at 188 sites in 35 countries across the
globe.