DOW Appoints VP of Business Development, Names Malcom Technical Manager

Dow Automotive recently announced that Steve Henderson has been promoted to the newly created position of vice president of new business development and strategic marketing.

In this position, Henderson will lead the company's global new business development efforts, identifying candidates for mergers and acquisitions, develop global strategic marketing activities, and ensure alignment between the new business development, marketing and the research and development departments.

Henderson has been with Dow for 17 years, serving most recently as the company's vice president of glass and plastic bonding.

Dean Palmieri has been named manager of strategic marketing and will join Henderson in the new business development initiative. Palmieri will manage strategic marketing activities to coordinate between value centers, regions, new business development and adjacent market initiatives.

Palmieri also has been with Dow for 17 years and most recently served as Dow Automotive's North American customer service manager.

Dale Malcom, who has served as technical services supervisor at Dow for a number of years is now the company's technical manager, though he told glassBYTES that he doesn't anticipate a change in job description or responsibility.