LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa.,
July 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Air
Products (NYSE: APD) announces the following executive changes,
effective immediately:
Corning F. Painter is appointed senior vice president, Corporate
Strategy and Technology. In this role, Painter will be responsible
for the company's Corporate Strategy, Technology, Marketing and
Sustainability. He also will serve on Air Products' Corporate
Executive Committee (CEC). Painter joined Air Products in 1984 as a
participant in the company's Career Development Program and
subsequently progressed through a variety of commercial and
operating positions. Since 1992, Painter has served in a variety of
commercial leadership positions for the Electronics Division in
the United States, Europe and Asia. In 2004, Painter was appointed regional
vice president, Asia Electronics, and additionally was named
chairman of Air Products San Fu―a majority-owned joint venture
company in Taiwan. He was
appointed to his most recent position, vice president and general
manager, Global Electronics, in 2006 and recently relocated to
the United States after 11 years
overseas. Painter received a B.S. degree in chemical engineering
from Carnegie Mellon University in
1984.
John W. Marsland is appointed
senior vice president and general manager, Electronics, Performance
Materials and Supply Chain. He will assume responsibility for the
Electronics and Performance Materials business segment in addition
to his current duties of senior vice president, Supply Chain, where
he has responsibility for Air Products' Global Engineering, Global
Operations, Energy and Materials, and Continuous Improvement
organizations. Marsland joined Air Products in 2002 as
director–Business Development and was named vice president,
Corporate Development Office, in 2003. He has since served in a
variety of executive leadership positions, including vice president
and general manager, Global Healthcare; vice president, Business
Services; and most recently vice president and general manager,
Global Liquid Bulk, Generated Gases and Helium. Marsland also is a
member of the company's CEC. He graduated with High Distinction
from Babson College in 1988 with a B.S.
degree in finance and investments.
Wayne M. Mitchell is appointed
vice president and general manager, Electronics. In this position,
he is responsible for developing and implementing the global
strategy for Air Products' Electronics business. Mitchell joined
Air Products in 1988 as European sales and marketing manager when
the company acquired Anchor Chemical Group PLC in Manchester, England. In the following years,
he held a variety of commercial and management positions within
Chemicals, including both domestic and international assignments.
In 2003, Mitchell was appointed vice president and general manager,
Performance Materials Division, prior to assuming his most recent
position as vice president, Global Business Support Services
(GBSS), in 2009. He received a B.S. degree from the University of
Christchurch, New Zealand, in
1974.
Thomas J. Ward is appointed vice
president, Global Business Support Services, and will be
responsible for leading the company's support services for Human
Resources, Finance, Customer Engagement, Procurement, Order
Management and Delivery Scheduling. Ward joined Air Products in
1981 as a development engineer in the Applied Research and
Development group. He subsequently held a variety of product
management, global marketing and general management positions
within the company's gases businesses. Ward served as business
director for the company's SAP global implementation and was
appointed vice president, Integrated Supply Chain, in 2004. He most
recently served as vice president and general manager, North
American Merchant Gases. Ward received a B.S. degree in
metallurgical engineering in 1981 and an M.B.A. in 1986, both from
Lehigh University.
Ivo Bols is appointed vice
president and general manager, Global Liquid Bulk, Generated Gases
and Helium. In this position, he is responsible for developing and
implementing the global strategy for the company's liquid bulk,
generated gases and helium businesses. Bols joined Air Products'
European operations in 1988 as a financial analyst. He subsequently
held a variety of sales, marketing and business management
positions before being appointed vice president, Northern Continent
and Global Packaged Gases Center of Excellence in 2003. He
relocated to Singapore in 2007
where he most recently held the position of vice president and
general manager, Merchant Gases–Asia. Bols received a degree as a
bio-engineer in 1983 from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven,
Belgium, and an M.B.A. in
1985.
Complete biographies and downloadable photos are available
online at
www.airproducts.com/company/company-overview/our-leadership/executive-biographies.aspx.
SOURCE Air Products