About

As Dow Chemical Ibérica’s lead counsel for EMEA, Francisco Castillo has demonstrated diligence, talent and expert knowledge of the business after almost 17 years in the company. An experienced in-house counsel, he had worked in big international companies, including Canon and Total, before joining Dow in 1998. Since then he has held a number of senior management roles with responsibilities for Dow France, Dow AgroSciences Eurasia and Dow Spain and Portugal, amongst other international assignments. Castillo has also led many reforms that have rendered the legal department more efficient and support-oriented, which has impressed the business. Dealing with a varied and huge territory, mainly on the agricultural and solar business, including Africa, Middle East and Eastern countries in Europe, such as the Mediterranean area, Castillo has taken a strong compliance approach that has proven very effective for overcoming legal challenges in new jurisdictions, including some sensitive territories with special regulations.