Andre Argenton is Dow’s chief sustainability officer and vice president of Environment, Health and Safety (EH&S). He is responsible for corporate EH&S governance and sustainability. Previously, Andre was the vice president of Core R&D and oversaw a broad portfolio of research programs and world-leading innovation capabilities that enable technology development across multiple key market segments.

Before that, he was the global R&D director of Industrial Intermediates & Infrastructure. His responsibilities included managing the innovation pipeline across multiple chemistry envelopes including Polyurethanes and Industrial Solutions.

Andre earned a Ph.D. in physical chemistry from the University of Sao Paulo. He joined DowBrazil in 1999 and moved to the U.S. in 2007. Throughout his career, he worked across the spectrum of chemistries and technologies at Dow supporting a broad range of industries and covering all facets of innovation from new product development to process research to customer-facing application development.

He has served on several academic advisory boards. Currently, his external commitments include the University of Michigan Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan Erb Institute and the NYSE Sustainability Advisory Council. Outside of his professional pursuits, Andre enjoys rock climbing, playing saxophone, photography and growing bonsai trees.