Dow corporate headquarters (Courtesy photo)After 38 Years at Dow, GC Charles Kalil Announces Retirement
Associate General Counsel Amy Wilson will step in as general counsel-elect after Kalil's exit later this year.
May 18, 2018 at 05:35 PM
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Charles Kalil has had the in-house career many lawyers can only dream of, spending more than a decade as general counsel of a multibillion-dollar company. And now, he's ready to retire.
Dow Chemical Co. announced Friday that Kalil has elected to retire later this year after 14 years as general counsel and 38 years total with the Midland, Michigan-based company. Kalil is currently executive vice president and general counsel of Dow, special counsellor to the executive chairman and general counsel for the Materials Science Division of DowDuPont. He is also a member of Dow's executive leadership committee, management committee, and sustainability and people operational teams.
During his time at Dow, Kalil took on legal roles on several continents. Two years after joining Dow in Midland in 1980, he was named general counsel of a joint venture between Dow and Saudi manufacturing company SABIC, called Petrokemya. The following year, he moved to Geneva to act as Dow's MENA regional counsel.
He returned to Dow's Michigan headquarters in 1986 but moved to Coral Gables, Florida, six years later, after being named GC and area director of government and public affairs for Dow Latin America. This role eventually took him to Sao Paulo.
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Kalil was appointed corporate vice president and general counsel of Dow Chemical in Michigan in 2004 and added on corporate secretary duties in 2005. In 2008, a year after being appointed senior vice president, he was promoted to executive vice president and given additional responsibilities related to government affairs.
“Chuck has been an integral member of my executive leadership team and to Dow's transformative journey throughout his 14-year tenure as general counsel. His wise counseling, expertise and successful leadership of the legal department, as well as his Board and corporate governance support, guided Dow through some of the most monumental milestones in our history,” said Andrew N. Liveris, chairman and CEO of Dow and director and former executive chairman, DowDuPont, in the announcement of Kalil's retirement.
Upon Kalil's exit, Dow's corporate secretary and associate general counsel Amy Wilson will serve as general counsel-elect for Dow and the Materials Science Division of DowDuPont. Wilson joined Dow in 2000.
“Amy already is a trusted advisor and well respected leader. Her contributions have been key to the successful culmination of Dow's strategic transformation,” said Jim Fitterling, CEO-elect for Dow and chief operating officer, DowDuPont Materials Science Division, in a statement. “We continue to place our confidence in Amy and her counsel as we navigate the complexities of a fast-paced and ever-changing industry.”
Dow Chemical Co. did not immediately respond to request for further comment.
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