Dow, Dupont announce top executives

DuPont and The Dow Chemical Co. late Monday announced a slew of executive appointments for the newly minted DowDuPont Inc. following the companies' merger announcement in late December. Howard Ungerleider will become DowDuPont's chief financial officer; Stacy Fox will become general counsel; and Jim Fitterling will become the new company's chief operating officer, among other appointments. The companies had previously disclosed that Andrew Liveris is to become executive chairman of DowDuPont and Edward Breen chief executive officer. Dow and DuPont's 'merger of equals' is expected to close in the second half of the year after regulatory approval and the clearing of other hurdles. Shares of DuPont were flat in late trading Monday after ending the regular trading session up 1.9%; shares of Dow were down 0.2% after being 1.8% higher at the close.

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