Dow has appointed Sami Mainich as the President of its Africa operations, effective immediately. Mainich previously served as the Managing Director for Dow North and West Africa. Based in Cairo, Egypt, he will be accountable for capitalizing on market opportunities, working closely with the businesses to drive and implement accelerated growth strategies across the region.

Mainich joined Dow in 2011 and has served in various leadership roles including Regional Director for Morocco and Algeria, and Sales Director for the Packaging Specialty Plastics business across Middle East, Africa and Turkey region. In 2018, he was appointed Regional Director for the greater North Africa and Levant geographies -- in addition to assuming Egypt's country leadership. In 2020, Mainich was appointed Chair of the Dow Africa Steering Committee (ASC), leading a team of cross-functional leaders to boost market participation, create business synergies and drive growth.

Mainich holds an Engineering degree in Polymers from the Ecole Européenne de Chimie, Polymères et Matériaux of Strasbourg (France), and Executive MBA from the Ecole Supérieure Algérienne des Affaires in Algeria. He is also a member of the U.S. President's Advisory Council of Doing Business in Africa (PAC-DBIA), which brings together a wide range of industry expertise, to build capacity and expand market creation in Africa.