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Veurink joined Dow's Michigan Division in 1972 in Research in the Electro Mechanical Research Lab. In subsequent years he has worked in both technical and managerial roles in a number of Dow's businesses, functions and locations. His business and technology experiences include ChlorAlkali, Hydrocarbons, Agricultural Chemicals, Plastics Films, Engineering Plastics and Performance Chemicals. His functional experiences, in addition to Research, include Manufacturing, Engineering & Maintenance, Environmental Management, Quality Management, Materials Management and Purchasing. He has served as the leader of four of Dow's global technology centers, concurrent with several of his business and functional leadership roles. He was appointed Global Manufacturing Director for Engineering Plastics in 1995. In 1998, he was named vice president, Global Purchasing. In 2000, he was named site director for Michigan Operations and Business Operations director for Performance Chemicals. In 2004, Veurink was named business operations leader and vice president of Manufacturing and Engineering for the Chemicals and Intermediates Portfolio of businesses and in late 2004 was named to his Corporate Vice President role. He is a member of the Board of Directors of The Dow Corning Corporation, of the Dorinco Reinsurance Company, and the National Association of Manufacturers. He is currently located in Midland, Michigan.
Veurink earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. He has done graduate studies in Chemical Engineering from the University of Michigan and is a graduate of the Advanced Management Programme at INSEAD, Fontainebleau, France. He has been named an Outstanding Alumnus by SDSM&T and granted an Honorary Doctorate degree in 2002. He serves on the institution's Academic Advisory Board.
Veurink has served on numerous community boards and leadership positions in the local communities, while working for Dow in Michigan, Ohio and Texas. He is currently President and on the Executive Council of Boy Scouts of America, Lake Huron Area Council, as well as on the Board of Trustees of the Michigan Chapter of The Nature Conservancy. Veurink is a member of AIChE.
He is married to wife Ruth and has three grown children. | 