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MIDLAND, Mich., Dec. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:

"Geoffery is not only a dynamic leader; he brings a wealth of diverse experiences in international finance to our Board. His more than two decades of Dow experience, added to his experience at Alcan, will combine to be of tremendous benefit to our Board," said William S. Stavropoulos, chairman of Dow's Board.

Merszei first joined Dow in 1977 as a credit manager and progressed through various roles in the Finance organization, becoming vice president and Treasurer in 1996. In 2001, he moved to Alcan Inc. and served four years as executive vice president and CFO. Merszei returned to Dow as executive vice president in July 2005, and became CFO in October. He also serves on the Dow Corning Corporation Board of Directors.

Merszei is a member of the Conference Board committee of the council of Financial Executives and a member of the Corporate Executive Board Working Council for Chief Financial Officers. He received a Bachelor's degree in Economics from Albion College, Michigan. For a complete list of Dow's board members, committee assignments, and other corporate governance information, visit our web site at

http://www.dowgovernance.com .

Maybe, he'll recommend paying us. with all those smarts in fiancee. say's "Stravropoulos" (the slick Greek) that's the chairman of the board. This Merszeri also severed on the, Dow Corning Corporation financial board. We know he's, so tight he squeaks and fill in the blank----