Trump names Australian Liveris to post

US president-elect Donald Trump says he will name the Australian-born Dow Chemical Co CEO Andrew Liveris to head the Manufacturing Council.

Chairman and CEO of Dow Chemical Andrew Liveris

Donald Trump says he will name Australian-born Andrew Liveris to head the Manufacturing Council. (AAP)

US president-elect Donald Trump says he will name Andrew Liveris - chairman and chief executive of Dow Chemical Co - to head the Manufacturing Council, a private sector group that advises the US secretary of commerce.

Trump made the announcement during a rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where he introduced Liveris, 62, a dual US-Australian citizen who said he had accepted the appointment.
The panel to promote US manufacturing will be "tasked with finding ways to bring industry back to America," Trump said.

Liveris praised Trump's economic plans: "You're paving the way ... with your policies to make it easier to do business in this country - not a red-tape country but a red-carpet country for American businesses."

Liveris told the audience that Dow would soon bring a new research-and-development centre to Michigan.

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Published 10 December 2016 1:28pm
Updated 10 December 2016 1:48pm
Source: AAP


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