Dago Caceres is senior vice president and general manager, Specialty Additives, Ashland, a position he has held since April 2024.

Prior to joining Ashland, Dago served as global strategy director, IFF Pharma Solutions, from February 2021 to April 2024. He served as global strategic marketing leader, DuPont from August 2019 to February 2021. He has also held a variety of leadership positions and has extensive experience working with chemical and science-driven companies, including Dow Chemical, FMC BioPolymer, and Rohm and Hass.

Dago holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from the National University of Colombia and a Master of Business Administration in International Business and Marketing from the Moore Schools of Business at the University of South Carolina.

Alessandra Faccin Assis is the Senior Vice President and General Manager, Life Sciences and Intermediates, Ashland.

Alessandra is a dynamic and results-oriented business leader with a strong track record accelerating growth, driving execution discipline and emerging markets growth, and building high-performing teams. She has extensive multi-cultural experience and has lived and worked in the United States, Singapore and Brazil.

Prior to Ashland, Alessandra served as president, Asia Pacific at Sealed Air Corporation, where she previously served as vice president for their North America protective packaging business, corporate treasurer and led corporate financial planning and analysis. Her prior leadership experience includes positions at Dow Chemical and Rohm and Haas.

Alessandra earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Fundação Getúlio Vargas in Brazil, and an Executive Master of Business Administration from Universidade de São Paulo in Brazil. She is fluent in English, Spanish and Portuguese.