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Vice-President, Chief Financial Officer, and Americas Area President
As a champion of innovation on behalf of customers, Mr. Sheets was
instrumental in launching Dow Corning’s efforts to serve customers via the
internet. In 2001, he was named Dow Corning’s General Manager for Web Business
and by 2002, the company had launched its Xiameter® brand offering – a
web-based business model designed to serve customers who require access to
high quality products, but do not desire extra service and support. Since its
introduction, Xiameter has become a highly successful business and continues
to set the standard in specialty chemicals internet business models.
In 2003, Sheets became Dow Corning’s Vice-President and Chief Financial
Officer, a role in which his extensive commercial experience provides ongoing
insight into the company’s customer-centric strategy. In 2005, Mr. Sheets also
assumed the role of Americas Area President. Working in close collaboration
with the CEO and other corporate leaders, Sheets plays a key role in managing
growth through total customer solutions.
Since joining Dow Corning in 1982, Mr. Sheets has held a variety of management
and professional positions in accounting, finance and marketing. He had a long
association with Dow Corning’s electronics business, where he held a variety
of commercial management positions leading to increasing global
responsibilities in this growing business. During this time, he improved
customer relationships, channel effectiveness and led the commercialization of
new products.
Mr. Sheets earned a bachelor’s degree in economics and management from Albion
College and a master’s of business administration in operations management
from the University of Michigan.
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