After $130b merger with DuPont, Dow CEO Liveris to step down by mid-2017

After $130b merger with DuPont, Dow CEO Liveris to step down by mid-2017

The Dow logo is seen on a building in downtown Midland, Michigan, in this May 14, 2015 file photograph. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook

Dow Chemical’s chief executive Andrew Liveris, fresh from orchestrating a $130 billion merger with U.S. rival DuPont, on Tuesday announced plans to retire by mid-2017, a step he takes after years of pitched battles with an activist shareholder unhappy with his leadership.

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