Published on 07/31/2024 at 07:37 am EDT
(Reuters) - Johnson Controls said on Wednesday that CEO George Oliver will retire and the building solutions provider appointed Patrick Decker as a director to its board following talks with activist investor Elliott Investment.
Elliott has built a more than $1 billion stake in Johnson Controls.
(Reporting by Pratyush Thakur in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta)
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Currently, Patrick K. Decker holds the position of President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Xylem, Inc. He is also Member-Executive Council at Bipartisan Policy Center. Mr. Decker previously held the position of President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Harsco Corp., President at Pentair Plc and President for Tyco Flow Control, Inc. (a subsidiary of Pentair Plc), Chief Financial Officer-Nutritional Division at Bristol Myers Squibb Co., Chief Financial Officer for Covalence Specialty Materials Corp., President-Flow Control Segment at Tyco International Ltd., Auditor at Pricewaterhouse LLP and Chief Financial Officer-Industrial Division at Tyco Engineered Products & Services. Mr. Decker received an undergraduate degree from Indiana University.
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