Dow announces new roles for Wright and Gregorio

MIDLAND, MICH. (Aug. 15, 4:50 p.m. ET) -- Dow Chemical Co. has made some changes in the executive ranks of its plastics units. Glenn Wright has been named business vice president of Performance Packaging for Midland, Mich.-based Dow. The unit has annual sales of $8 billion and is part of Dow’s Performance Plastics division. The newly created Performance packaging unit represents a shift away from an asset-based approach to a market/value chain orientation, Dow officials said in an Aug. 15 news release. The unit’s focus is on flexible food packaging. Wright has more than 25 years of market experience,