Massimo Rebolini Named New CEO of DowAksa

Massimo Rebolini Becomes New CEO of DowAksa The position of Chief Executive Officer at DowAksa has transferred from Douglas Parks, who held the role since 2015, to Massimo Rebolini effective 1 June 2023, as part of a planned transition process. Massimo Rebolini is the new CEO of DowAksa. A leader with significant international and operational experience in the chemical industry, Rebolini is knowledgeable in customer experience strategies and highly experienced in managing complex operations. Before joining DowAksa, Rebolini served as Vice President of Global Commercial for Dow Consumer Solutions. Expressing his satisfaction at becoming the new Chief Executive Officer of DowAksa, Rebolini said: "Our company has reached an important point in its growth journey. I look forward to sustaining growth momentum through innovative steps we will take together with our talented team and advancing our sustainability commitments in this process." Dan Futter, Chairman of the Board of DowAksa, commented on the management change: "On behalf of our Board of Directors, I would like to express our sincere gratitude to Douglas Parks for his contributions to the company and his leadership. We are confident that Rebolini will further strengthen DowAksa's market position on an international scale and successfully carry the company to the next stage of its growth process." DowAksa was established in 2012 as a 50/50 joint venture between two global leaders, Dow and Aksa Akrilik. Combining the knowledge, experience and strength of Aksa, a world leader in acrylic fiber, and Dow, a pioneer in materials science, DowAksa is among the few fully integrated solution providers in the industry with its product range from precursor to carbon fiber, from carbon fiber to resin, engineering solutions, technology and know-how.