Sidney, Ohio, November 17, 2016 –Emerson (NYSE: EMR) today announced leadership changes designed to support the company’s continued focus on developing innovative solutions to deliver human comfort in the residential and commercial HVAC markets.
Brent Schroeder has been promoted to group president of heating and air conditioning for Emerson’s Commercial & Residential Solutions platform. In this role Brent will oversee Emerson’s North American air conditioning compressor businesses. He will also provide leadership to the company’s innovation and merger and acquisition activities to expand Emerson’s position as a global leader in the HVAC industry.
Additionally, Brandy Powell has been promoted to vice president and general manager of the residential air conditioning group. Shane Angle will assume the role of vice president and general manager for the commercial air conditioning group.
“The need for innovative solutions to support our customers in the residential and commercial heating and air conditioning market continues to evolve. Government regulations and consumer expectations for greater levels of comfort and efficiency continue to increase,” Schroeder said. “Aligning our engineering, planning, and marketing resources under Brandy and Shane’s leadership allows us to more effectively focus on these market needs to drive innovation, growth, and shareholder value.”
Powell has worked at Emerson since 1993 and has held a series of positions of increasing responsibility. She most recently served as vice president of variable speed. Angle joined Emerson in 1995 and has held numerous positions of increasing responsibility in product engineering, engineering management, and leadership roles in product planning and marketing.
Emerson's climate technologies and tools and home products businesses have been aligned to create Emerson Commercial & Residential Solutions, a business platform focused on developing technologies and services that improve human comfort, support efficient buildings and municipal infrastructure, safeguard food, protect the environment and enable sustainable food waste disposal. The company will continue to offer the technologies and services that keep homes and businesses running smoothly while creating comfortable, controllable environments with energy-efficient HVACR solutions. Leading brands include: Copeland Scroll™ compressors, ProAct™ monitoring services, Sensi™ thermostats, RIDGID™ tools and InSinkErator® garbage disposals. Learn more at Emerson.com.
About Emerson
Emerson (NYSE: EMR), headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri (USA), is a global technology and engineering company providing innovative solutions for customers in industrial, commercial, and residential markets. Our Emerson Automation Solutions business helps process, hybrid, and discrete manufacturers maximize production, protect personnel and the environment while optimizing their energy and operating costs. Our Emerson Commercial and Residential Solutions business helps ensure human comfort and health, protect food quality and safety, advance energy efficiency, and create sustainable infrastructure. For more information visit Emerson.com.
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