Chad Holzer has been named global business director of Dow Home, Institutional and Personal Care Solutions, a business unit of the Consumer Care division of The Dow Chemical Company.

In his new role, Holzer manages a team of 400 employees across 12 manufacturing and research and development centers worldwide. Holzer is based in Philadelphia reporting to Ralf Brinkmann, Business President, Dow Consumer Care.

Holzer started with Dow as the strategic marketing manager for the retail market segment of Dow Building Solutions. He joins Dow Home, Institutional and Personal Care Solutions after most recently serving as the global business director for the Specialty Monomers, Vinyl Acetate Monomer, and the Acrolein Derivatives business. Holzer holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Cornell University and a Masters of Business Administration from the Harvard Business School.