NEW BRITAIN, Conn.,
Feb. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/
-- Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE: SWK) today announced that
Jane Palmieri, President of
Industrial Intermediates & Infrastructure for Dow and
Mojdeh Poul, Executive Vice
President, Health Care Business Group for 3M, have been elected to the company's Board of
Directors.
"We are pleased to add these two highly talented business
leaders to our Board who each have a unique set of skills and
perspectives that will significantly strengthen our team,
particularly in this era of heightened focus on ESG and health and
safety," said Stanley Black &
Decker Chairman George W. Buckley.
"Both Jane and Mojdeh have extensive experience leading global
businesses and operations, backed by their strong engineering base
and mindset. The Board looks forward to their contributions toward
advancing and supporting the company's long-term growth trajectory
and focus on delivering top-quartile financial performance,
innovation and elevating its commitment to social
responsibility."
In her current role at Dow, Palmieri oversees an
industry-leading portfolio of businesses, including Polyurethanes,
Chlor-Alkali & Vinyl, Construction Chemicals and Industrial
Solutions. In addition, she has executive oversight for the
company's business in Asia
Pacific. Palmieri has held a variety of accelerating
leadership positions in her 25 years with Dow, including the
company's building and construction, automotive and solar
businesses. Palmieri earned her bachelor's in mechanical
engineering from Virginia Polytech Institute and State University,
and she has been recognized for her ongoing sustainability
contributions with Green Building & Design's prestigious Women
in Sustainability Leadership Award.
Poul currently leads 3M's Health Care Business
Group, serving the global healthcare
industry through medical solutions, oral care, separation
and purification sciences, health information systems, and food
safety businesses. Poul joined 3M in 2011 and has
held global leadership roles across the organization, including
Executive Vice President of Safety and Graphics Business Group,
President of 3M Canada and Vice President of Infection
Prevention Division. Prior to 3M, Poul held leadership roles of
increasing responsibility with Medtronic and Boston
Scientific, two leading global medical technology companies.
Poul earned a bachelor's and master's in mechanical
engineering from the University of
Louisville and an MBA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She
was most recently recognized through Modern
Healthcare's 2020 list of
100 Most Influential People in Healthcare and
Healthcare Technology Report's Top 25 Women Leaders in Medical
Devices of 2021.
About Stanley Black &
Decker
Stanley Black & Decker is a
purpose-driven, $14.5 billion revenue industrial
organization. Stanley Black & Decker has 53,000 employees
in more than 60 countries and operates the world's largest tools
and storage business, the world's second-largest commercial
electronic security services company, a leading engineered
fastening business as well as Oil & Gas and Infrastructure
businesses. The company's iconic brands include BLACK+DECKER,
Bostitch, CRAFTSMAN, DEWALT, FACOM, IRWIN, LENOX, Porter
Cable and STANLEY. Stanley Black & Decker is a
company for the makers and innovators, the craftsmen and the
caregivers, and those doing the hard work to make the world a
better place. Learn more at www.stanleyblackanddecker.com.
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