John was named general counsel and corporate secretary of Sadara Chemical Company. A $20 billion joint venture developed by The Dow Chemical Company and the Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Sadara was formed in 2011 and will build and operate a world-scale chemicals complex in Jubail Industrial City. JD has been with Dow for 24 years and worked on the Sadara project since 2009. He and his wife Carla Olson ’83 relocated to Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia. They have two daughters, including Samantha ’14.