EARL L. SHIPP, 67, retired in September 2017 from his position as Vice President, US Gulf Coast Operations of The Dow Chemical Company (a diversified chemical manufacturing company), a position he held from November 2010. Prior to that, Mr. Shipp served as President of Dow Africa from June 2009 to October 2010 and President of the Basic Chemicals Group at Dow from May 2007 to May 2009.

During his 36-year history at Dow, he held a variety of leadership and engineering roles, including appointments as Site Director of Louisiana Operations and Global Operations Director for Propylene Oxide/Propylene Glycol, Business Director for Propylene Oxide/Propylene Glycol, Business Vice President for Oxides and Glycols and Business Vice President – Ethylene Oxide and Ethylene Glycol and President – India, Middle East and Africa Region. Mr. Shipp earned a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Wayne State University and completed the executive education program at Indiana State University School of Business.

He is a member of the board of directors of National Grid plc, and the chair of its Board’s Safety & Sustainability Committee and a member of its Board’s People & Governance Committee. He also serves on the Board of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. and is a member of that Board’s Audit Committee. He is also a member of the board of directors of CHI St. Luke’s Health – Texas Division and The Economic Development Alliance of Brazoria County, Texas.

Olin director since October 2017; Chair of the Compensation Committee, member of the Audit Committee, member of the Executive Committee. Mr. Shipp brings substantial chemical industry expertise, and manufacturing, engineering and operations management experience to Olin’s Board of Directors.