internal
Jim Fitterling
Chair and Chief Executive Officer
Executive
7 yr
5 reports
Dow Inc. ·DOW
Incoming CEO is a long‑tenured internal COO successor
Chemicals · Fortune #103 · Functional structure · 36K employees · Midland, MI
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5
CEO span
↓ tighter than peers (avg 9)
5
Avg span
wide
2
Max depth
2 levels
2.8 yr
Avg tenure
stable vs FY2024
80%
Internal hires
↑ above industry avg
Consolidated financials FY2025 · period end 2025-12-31 · 10-K
Revenue
$40.0B
Net income
$4.6B
Total assets
$58.5B
Shares out
718M
Sourced from Dow Inc. DEF 14A · filed 2026-02-27 ↗ View on SEC
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Dow’s structure is defined by an internal CEO succession: long‑tenured COO Karen Carter will step up to CEO. This page maps Dow’s functional executive team, summarizes leadership tenure and recent transitions, and compares its lean C‑suite to major chemical peers.
What to model
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Start with the public baseline, then use the scenario views and source-backed changes to ask what happens when leadership, span, or team ownership shifts.
Latest signal A. N. Sreeram departed as Chief Technology Officer
Retirement effective June 30, 2026.
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The people
Who's running this
6 executives identified as Named Executive Officers in the most recent SEC proxy. Bar length scales with tenure.
internal
Karen S. Carter
Chief Operating Officer
Operations
1 yr
0 reports
Jeffrey L. Tate
Chief Financial Officer
Finance
2 yr
0 reports
Amy E. Wilson
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Legal
4 yr
0 reports
internal
Andre Argenton
Chief Technology and Sustainability Officer
Technology
0 yr
0 reports
internal
A. N. Sreeram
Senior Vice President, Research & Development and Chief Technology Officer
R&D
6 yr
0 reports
The pay
Executive compensation
From the most recent DEF 14A Summary Compensation Table. 1 named executive officers disclosed. Bar length scales with total compensation.
Jim Fitterling $19.1M
- Base salary
- $1.70M
- Stock awards
- $11.91M
- Option awards
- $2.97M
- Non-equity incentive
- $534K
- Pension change
- $1.43M
- Other
- $538K
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
- Source
- SEC DEF 14A ↗
The skin in the game
Beneficial ownership
Insider stock holdings and the company's ownership requirements for executives and directors. Disclosed in the most recent DEF 14A.
Stock ownership requirements
6×CEO base salary
4×NEO base salary
Stock ownership guidelines disclosed in 2026 proxy.
| Holder | Shares | % of class |
|---|---|---|
| Jim Fitterling | 2.08M | <1% |
The businesses
How Dow Inc. divides the work
3 divisions report into the group CEO. Tile size scales with estimated headcount.
Operations
20K employees
Chief Operating Officer (Karen S. Carter)
Global manufacturing, supply chain and operating segment oversight.
Finance
2K employees
Chief Financial Officer (Jeffrey L. Tate)
Enterprise finance, treasury, tax and investor relations.
Technology & Sustainability
4K employees
Chief Technology and Sustainability Officer (Andre Argenton)
Global R&D, innovation pipeline and sustainability programs.
The thesis
Why this org is unusual
Incoming CEO Karen S.
Carter is an internal successor promoted directly from the COO role, a classic Dow pattern. The chart shows a tightly functional structure with finance, legal, technology and operations all reporting directly to the CEO, and no divisional CEOs. The temporary overlap between the retiring CTO and the newly created Chief Technology and Sustainability Officer role underscores Dow’s emphasis on continuity in core R&D and sustainability leadership during the CEO transition.
- CEO transition from long‑time internal COO
- No divisional CEOs
The comparison
How Dow Inc. stacks up
Compared with peers like BASF and LyondellBasell, Dow maintains a relatively lean C‑suite and a strongly functional model. Many European chemical peers run more explicit divisional P&Ls, while Dow concentrates operational authority at the enterprise level. The planned CEO handoff mirrors peers that favor internal …
C-suite size
Reporting depth
Avg C-suite tenure
Has COO / Has CAIO
Dow Inc. ✓ COO — no CAIO
BASF — no COO — no CAIO
LyondellBasell ✓ COO — no CAIO
Current signals
What changed recently
Dow announced an internal CEO succession, elevating COO Karen Carter to CEO effective July 2026.
Leadership Timeline
Year-over-year executive structure based on SEC proxy and annual filings.
FY2025
DEF 14A filed 2026-02-27
- CEO
- Jim Fitterling
- CEO span
- 5
- C-suite
- 5
- Avg tenure
- 3.4 yr
Stable internally promoted team prior to announced CEO succession.
Named executive officers (5)
- Jim Fitterling - Chair and CEO since 2019
- Jeffrey L. Tate - CFO since 2023
- Karen S. Carter - COO since 2024
- A. N. Sreeram - CTO since 2019
- Amy E. Wilson - General Counsel since 2021
FY2024
DEF 14A filed 2025-02-28
- CEO
- Jim Fitterling
- CEO span
- 5
- C-suite
- 5
- Avg tenure
- 3.1 yr
No major structural change.
Named executive officers (1)
- Jim Fitterling - Chair and CEO since 2019
FY2023
DEF 14A filed 2024-02-29
- CEO
- Jim Fitterling
- CEO span
- 5
- C-suite
- 5
- Avg tenure
- 2.9 yr
Pre‑transition baseline.
Named executive officers (1)
- Jim Fitterling - Chair and CEO since 2019
Year-over-year changes
COO promotion set up internal CEO succession with minimal structural disruption.
- CEO span: 5 → 5
- C-suite size: 5 → 5
- Avg tenure: 3.1 → 3.4 yr
- promoted Karen S. Carter - Chief Operating Officer (was President, Packaging & Specialty Plastics) (DEF 14A 2026-02-27)
The board
Board of directors
2 directors. 1 of 2 independent (50%). Source: most recent DEF 14A.
Jim Fitterling
Chair Inside
Chair and CEO, Dow Inc.
Richard K. Davis
Lead Indep. Independent
Former CEO, U.S. Bancorp
The board, organized
Board committees
1 standing committees. Audit and Compensation must be 100% independent under SEC rules; the rest vary.
Audit Committee
100% independent
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the CEO of Dow?
Jim Fitterling is CEO as of 2026-Q2; Karen S. Carter will assume the role on July 1, 2026.
What type of organizational structure does Dow use?
Dow operates a primarily functional structure with major functions reporting directly to the CEO.
How many direct reports does Dow's CEO have?
Dow’s CEO has five direct C‑suite reports in the current structure.
How has Dow's leadership changed recently?
Dow announced an internal CEO transition and appointed a new Chief Technology and Sustainability Officer in 2026.
Is Dow known for internal promotions?
Yes. The incoming CEO and several C‑suite leaders are long‑tenured Dow executives promoted internally.
Sources
- 8-K Filing, Jan 2026
- 8-K Filing, Apr 2026
- SEC EDGAR: Dow Inc. DEF 14A Proxy Statement
- SEC EDGAR: Dow Inc. 10-K Annual Report
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