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May.21
9:04 PM ET
Thursday, 21 May 2009
Wall of Shame: Dow Chemicals Andrew Liveris

Few CEOs escape Cramer’s Wall of Shame in the most honorable way: by improving their performance. Usually the board of directors gives them the boot, and they fade into obscurity much to shareholders delight.

But not so with Dow Chemicals[DOW  Loading...      ()   ] Andrew Liveris, who Cramer added to the Wall on Jan. 27. After overpaying for specialty-chemical maker Rohm & Haas, lousing up a potential $9.5 billion joint venture with Kuwait and cutting the company’s dividend, this CEO seems to be doing everything possible to redeem himself.

Dow’s cash balance is up to $3 billion thanks to Liveris’ efforts, and the company should generate $1 billion of free cash flow over the next 12 months. He has also identified $1.3 billion in synergies and cost reductions related to the Rohm & Haas deal. And, to top it off, talks with Kuwait are back on. It’s like Liveris is a completely different person these days.

“I like the new guy,” Cramer said.

Did you buy into the SolarWinds IPO thinking it was the ultimate Obama play? Guess what – it’s not. Watch the video to find out what this company really does.

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