Rich Wells

Vice President for Energy, The Dow Chemical Company

Rich Wells was named Vice President, Energy, The Dow Chemical Company, in January 2007.

Wells joined Dow in 1982 and has held diverse roles within Engineering and Manufacturing in Texas. From 1992 to 1998, he served as Production Leader within the Epoxy Products and Intermediates Business. In 1998, he was named Global Director of Hydrocarbons and Energy Supply Chain and relocated to Terneuzen, the Netherlands. In 2001, with Dow’s merger with Union Carbide, Wells returned to the United States and assumed the added responsibilities of Business EH&S Director. Wells was named Business Vice President of the Chlor-Alkali business in August 2004, and added responsibility for Dow’s Chlorinated Organics business in February 2006. As part of this role, he served as Vice Chairman of the Chlorine Institute Board of Directors.

Wells holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology.