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DowExecutive hire

Carter named as new CEO at Dow; Fitterling becomes executive chair.

What happened

Dow Inc. will hire Karen S. Carter as CEO on Jul 1st '26.

Source

Article excerpt

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Carter named as new CEO at Dow; Fitterling becomes executive chair. April 14, 2026 08:18 AM EDT Dow Inc. has tapped chief operating officer Karen S. Carter to succeed Chair and CEO Jim Fitterling, who will become executive chair of the board of the Midland, Mich.-based chemical maker effective July 1. North American prices for polypropylene, suspension PVC and polystyrene rose in March as supply constraints, higher feedstock costs and export demand tightened domestic markets. Staying current is easy with newsletters delivered straight to your inbox.

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From the Signal API record
Event
Executive hire

What this signalsA new leader often reviews the tools the team uses.

Person
Karen S. CarterCEO
Takes effect
Jul 1, 2026

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People

  • Karen S. CarterCEO · Named in the story

Details

Category
Hires

Topics and mentions

Job title tags

  • directors

Extraction

Confidence
55%
Detected
Apr 15, 2026
signal_type
news
signal_subtype
hires

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  "signal_type": "news",
  "signal_subtype": "hires",
  "detected_at": "2026-04-15T00:00:00+00:00",
  "company": {
    "name": "Dow",
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    "url": "https://www.plasticsnews.com/suppliers/materials/pn-dow-carter-fitterling",
    "title": "Carter named as new CEO at Dow; Fitterling becomes executive chair.",
    "contact": "Karen S. Carter",
    "excerpt": "Carter named as new CEO at Dow; Fitterling becomes executive chair.\n\nApril 14, 2026 08:18 AM EDT\n\nDow Inc. has tapped chief operating officer Karen S. Carter to succeed Chair and CEO Jim Fitterling, who will become executive chair of the board of the Midland, Mich.-based chemical maker effective July 1.\n\nNorth American prices for polypropylene, suspension PVC and polystyrene rose in March as supply constraints, higher feedstock costs and export demand tightened domestic markets.\n\nStaying current is easy with newsletters delivered straight to your inbox.",
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    "category": "hires",
    "found_at": "2026-04-15T00:00:00Z",
    "planning": false,
    "image_url": "https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/crain/DCJCX3SQF5EGXDFFQINNFXU3JI.jpg",
    "job_title": "CEO",
    "confidence": 0.5532,
    "published_at": "2026-04-14T12:18:00Z",
    "effective_date": "2026-07-01",
    "job_title_tags": [
      "directors"
    ],
    "article_sentence": "Dow Inc. has tapped chief operating officer Karen S. Carter to succeed Chair and CEO Jim Fitterling, who will become executive chair of the board of the Midland, Mich.-based chemical maker effective July 1."
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