CIO And CDO Melanie Kalmar Has The New Dow On A Path To Innovate Melanie Kalmar has worked at Dow Chemical company since 1987. The company has been around for 123 years. You might think that Dow or she might be set in its ways. Think again. Kalmar has been a leader through a time of great acquisition and divestiture, and has the new Dow on a path to innovate.