Karen Carter will strengthen Dow’s coatings division through enhanced operational efficiency and customer-focused innovation.
Karen Carter has been appointed Chief Operating Officer at Dow, assuming strategic oversight of the company’s business segments, including Performance Materials & Coatings.
This division, alongside Packaging & Specialty Plastics and Industrial Intermediates & Infrastructure, will align under her leadership. Karen Carter will focus on enhancing operational performance, accelerating innovation commercialisation, and strengthening customer engagement.
“Karen is a proven leader with more than three decades of experience at Dow delivering strong business results. She has an excellent track record of operating discipline, maintaining close relationships with key partners and customers, and driving innovation across the organization. She has successfully led our largest business and played critical leadership roles in other essential business and functional teams within Dow, always with a focus on developing and maintaining high-performing teams. As COO, she will work closely with me and our executive team to drive growth and value creation across our operating segments, while continuing to provide innovative and sustainable solutions for our customers,” has stated Jim Fitterling, CEO and President of Dow.
Carter's leadership history includes international experience and her recent role as President of Dow's Packaging & Specialty Plastics segment, where she drove innovation in circular economy solutions. She brings a strong track record of driving reliability and service improvements, which will likely benefit Dow’s coatings division through enhanced operational efficiency and customer-focused innovation.