Tabita Verburg

Tabita Verburg is Area President Dow Benelux, France, Iberica, UK and Nordics for The Dow Chemical Company. In her role, Verburg is driving the strategies to grow the company in this region, being responsible for leading Dow's operations with a particular focus on employee and stakeholder engagement as well as business development.

Prior to her current position, Verburg was the EMEA & Terneuzen Site Contract Operations Director and responsible for the strategic development and execution to drive improvements in contract partnerships with key EMEA providers.

Tabita brings broad experience in the E2E Value Chain and has held various roles in Human Resources, Purchasing, and Supply Chain, She provided leadership for Dow in Logistics, External partnerships, International Trade Compliance and Risk Management, Advocacy, Strategic Sourcing, Crisis Management, Project Management, Merger and Acquisitions, and Human Capital. She is actively leading the implementation of Dow’s Contract Labor Strategy Program, is a member of the Operations People Team advocating for global and regional Inclusion and Employee Engagement activities, global champion for Supplier Diversity, and is committed to delivering on Dow’s Sustainability journey.

In addition, Tabita serves on the boards of different employers and industry associations including VNCI, AMCHAM Netherlands and VNO-NCW and is part of the VNO-NCW Leading Females community to leverage advocacy priorities at all levels of government together with the industry. Furthermore, she is Chair of Smart Delta Resources, a Dutch and Belgian industry and government initiative to explore and work on energy transition solutions.

Tabita holds a BS in Human Resource Management from the Avans University of Applied Sciences in Breda and is a certified Six Sigma Green Belt Project Leader. She has been nominated for the Dutch Sourcing Award for Operational Excellence, the Dow Transformation in Action Award, and the Supply Chain Excellence Award. She is a passionate member of the Dow’s regional LGBTQI chapter and advocates for Female leadership development.