Rafael Cayuela is DOW Corporate Chief Economist since 2013 and EMEAI Strategy Development Senior Director since 2021; reporting to the EMEAI President and DOW VP Corporate Development.

Rafael’s new EMEAI role aims to accelerate EMEAI Sustainable, Digital & Growth Transformation Strategy. He works work closely externally and internally to ensure the current Dow EMEAI business operations, goals and vision are fully aligned with national/regional priorities across EMEAI, incl. the EU Green Deal, as well as the Company’s long-term vision and Net Zero transformation objectives.

Among others, this include developing an inclusive EMEAI DOW ESG strategic plan and growth strategy; a capital plan aligned with the EU Sustainable Finance Strategy; execution of sustainability and growth strategies; risk identification; market and trend analysis, and metric development and measurement.

Rafael is part of the DOW Corporate Strategy Team, Office of the CEO (OCEO) and EMEAI LT. He is also the EMEAI Sustainability Chair and Chair of Dow EMEAI Transformation Advisory Forum.

Rafael holds a bachelor’s in economics from University Complutense of Madrid, a bachelor’s in business administration from the University Of Birmingham, UK; a Master’s degree in Economics from the College of Europe, Bruges, Belgium, and an MBA from Northwood University in Michigan, USA.