CO-LaN has been informed of David VICKERY’s retirement from The Dow Chemical Company where he held the highest possible rank of a technical expert: senior fellow. Since 2007 he was the Process Engineering Expertise Area Leader on process development, modeling and optimization activities.

CO-LaN valued Dave as a major supporter of CAPE-OPEN within Dow. Dave had the strategic view that Dow should support the CAPE-OPEN initiative. CO-LaN wishes the best to Dave in the years to come and hopes to keep in touch with him.