LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa.,
July 2, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Air
Products (NYSE:APD) has appointed Victoria
Brifo senior vice president and chief human resources
officer (CHRO). She is accountable for all aspects of Human
Resources (HR) at Air Products, including HR Operations, Diversity
and Inclusion, Talent Management, Compensation and Benefits, and
Global Health and Wellness.
Brifo joined Air Products in 2001 as site leader in Geismar, Louisiana, and progressed through a
series of plant leadership positions before becoming Air Products'
Global Diversity director in 2005. She was named global manager of
Electronics Operations in 2008 and moved to the Merchant Gases
group in 2011 to lead the Generated Gases business. In 2014 Brifo
assumed the global transformation lead role for Industrial Gases,
where she was an integral part of the business' organizational
transformation and operational productivity initiatives. She
subsequently was appointed vice president, Global Gases, and most
recently, served as vice president, Equipment Sales, Plant Support
and Central Procurement.
"Victoria's experience, skills and contributions to Air
Products' success over the course of her career speak for
themselves, and I know she brings tremendous personal passion to
this role," said Seifi Ghasemi,
chairman, president and chief executive officer. "I have always
said that our committed and motivated employees differentiate us on
our journey to be the safest, most diverse and most profitable
industrial gases company in the world. Victoria is a perfect fit as
we move our culture forward and develop talented people who are
connected to our higher purpose, feel they belong, and know that
the work they do matters," he said.
Before joining Air Products, Brifo worked for Lyondell Chemical
and Amoco Production companies, where she held assignments of
increasing responsibility in process, project engineering and
environmental management.
Brifo attended the Massachusetts Institute
of Technology (MIT), receiving a
degree in Chemical Engineering, with additional concentrations in
Political Science.
About Air Products
Air Products (NYSE:APD) is a
world-leading Industrial Gases company in operation for over 75
years. The Company's core industrial gases business provides
atmospheric and process gases and related equipment to
manufacturing markets, including refining and petrochemical,
metals, electronics, and food and beverage. Air Products is also
the world's leading supplier of liquefied natural gas process
technology and equipment.
The Company had fiscal 2017 sales of $8.2
billion from continuing operations in 50 countries
and has a current market capitalization of about $35 billion. Approximately 15,000 passionate,
talented and committed employees from a diversity of backgrounds
are driven by Air Products' higher purpose to create innovative
solutions that benefit the environment, enhance sustainability and
address the challenges facing customers, communities and the world.
For more information, visit www.airproducts.com.
EDITOR'S NOTE: Brifo's corporate biography and photo are
available for download.
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