Andre Argenton is the Vice President of Core R&D at the Dow Chemical Company. He oversees a broad portfolio of corporate research programs and world leading innovation capabilities that enable technology development across multiple key market segments.
Previously, Andre 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.
Argenton earned a Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from the University of Sao Paulo and joined Dow Brazil in 1999. While in Brazil, he developed application technologies in surfactants, chelants, biocides and water soluble polymers. Argenton relocated to the U.S. in 2007 where he held multiple leadership roles in the research groups of Home & Personal Care, Polyglycols & Surfactants and Chelating Agents. In 2010, he became the senior strategy leader for Global R&D working for Dow's Chief Technology Officer. From 2012‐2015, Argenton was director for Dow Corporate Venturing, External Technology, and the R&D Statistics Group where he was responsible for the pipeline of programs in disruptive technologies and new business development. Argenton is a certified Six Sigma Black Belt.