Andrew Liveris said he expected the incoming president to ease regulations facing companies doing business in America. | Getty Trump names Dow Chemical CEO to advisory council

Donald Trump on Friday said Dow Chemical CEO Andrew Liveris would lead the American Manufacturing Council, a part of the U.S. Commerce Department that acts as liaison between the manufacturing sector and the federal government.

The president-elect described Liveris as “one of the most respected businessmen in the world” at a rally in Grand Rapids on Friday evening.


“I'm asking him to come up and head up our American Manufacturing Council, and he has agreed to do it,” said Trump. “They will be tasked with finding ways to bring industry back to America.”

Trump also said Dow would set up a new research and development center in Michigan.

Liveris, joining Trump on stage, said he expected the incoming president to ease regulations facing companies doing business in America.

“You are paving the way with your administration, 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.”