Midland, Mich., USA - The Dow Chemical Company announced that Bill Banholzer, chief technology officer and executive vice president of The Dow Chemical Company, has elected to retire.
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Dr. Banholzer joined Dow in 2005, following a 22-year career with General Electric Company, beginning as a staff engineer in 1983 and ultimately serving as the vice president of global technology in GE's Advanced Materials business.
Dr. Banholzer earned numerous awards while at GE including Bronze, Silver, and Gold Patent Awards and election to the Whitney Gallery of Technical Achievers.
In 2002, he was elected to the U.S. National Academy of Engineering, one of the highest distinctions that can be accorded an engineer.
Dr. Banholzer earned a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Marquette University and master's and doctorate degrees in chemical engineering from the University of Illinois.
He is a certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt, holds 16 U.S. patents and has more than 80 publications, which have received more than 1800 citations.
A.N. Sreeram, vice president, Research & Development, Advanced Materials, has been named corporate vice president of Research & Development, effective August 1, 2013.
Mr. Sreeram joined Dow in June 2006 as the Vice President of Core R&D, where he initiated innovation in the application of advanced materials to a number of areas including automotive, infrastructure, and health.
He has extensive experience in the electronics, chemicals and materials industry.
Before joining Dow, Mr. Sreeram served as the global technology director and chief technology officer for DuPont Electronic Technologies.
Prior to this, he served as Vice President of Worldwide Technology for Cookson Electronics, New Jersey, and before that, led the Electronic and Flat Display Program for Sarnoff Corporation in Princeton, New Jersey.
Mr. Sreeram holds an undergraduate degree in ceramics engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology–BHU, Varanasi, India; a master’s degree in glass science from Alfred University; and a doctorate from the Department of Materials Science & Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. ■