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Jerome A. Peribere is president and chief executive officer of Dow AgroSciences. He assumed this position on February 1, 2004. Peribere joined Dow in France in 1977 as a sales representative in Specialty Chemicals. He began working in the agricultural business in 1982 when he was named regional marketing manager of Eastern Europe. He moved to Geneva in 1985 as regional manager for the Middle East and Africa, and became European agricultural business director for Dow in 1988. In 1989, he was appointed commercial director of Europe for Dow�s agricultural business. Peribere moved to Indianapolis, Indiana, in 1993 to assume the position of global commercial director. He became the Corporate Strategy leader for Dow AgroSciences in 1997, and in 1998 was named vice president, Weed Management Global Business Unit and European Trade Area. In September 2002, he became vice president, Agricultural Chemicals. Peribere is a board member of BioCrossroads, a public-private collaboration that supports central Indiana�s life science research and corporate strengths while encouraging new business development. He serves as a co-chair of the National FFA Convention Host Committee, a group of executives who are leading efforts for Indianapolis, Indiana�s 2006-2012 hosting of this annual convention of 55,000 students, teachers, and other stakeholders who are interested in agriculture and the life sciences. In October 2006, Peribere received the Honorary American FFA Degree which honors leaders who have gone beyond valuable daily contributions to make an extraordinary long-term difference in the lives of students, inspiring confidence in a new generation of agriculturists. Peribere is a member of the President's Advisory Group of CropLife International, a global network which represents the plant science industry. In addition, he is a member of the Central Indiana Corporate Partnership. He is also a board member of the International School of Indianapolis. Peribere received a master�s degree in business economics and finance from the Institute D�Etudes Politiques in Paris, France. | 