Congratulations to Doug Parks, IACMI Board of Directors Chair, on his promotion to CEO at DowAksa.
From the DowAksa team:
Doug Parks, has been named CEO of DowAksa, effective November 1, 2015. Doug, who currently serves as COO for DowAksa, is succeeding Kostas Katsoglou who will retire per December 31.
Doug joined Dow in 2010 as the global business director for Lightweight Materials and Government Markets. In this role he is responsible for developing Dow’s global strategy in lightweight materials with a specific focus on industrial applications including wind, transportation, civil infrastructure and defense.
Doug came to Dow with more than 25 years of experience in the US military and in various market development and government development roles in Michigan. Prior to his start with Dow, Doug led the State of Michigan’s business development and attraction efforts as senior vice president for business development and attraction at the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC). During his tenure, Michigan successfully attracted close to $5 billion worth of private and public investments to establish a globally-competitive American advanced energy storage cluster, including close to $1.5 billion in federal grants through the 2009 Recovery Act. He also implemented a statewide economic growth strategy to align Michigan’s indigenous economic strengths with clean energy investments in wind, solar, bioenergy, lightweight materials and other sectors. Doug is a graduate of Lake Superior State University and a retired U.S. Army Intelligence Officer.