Ingersoll-Rand plc appointed David (Dave) Regnery as executive vice president, Ingersoll Rand, effective September 5, 2017. The company named Donald (Donny) Simmons to succeed Regnery as president of the company’s commercial heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) business in North America and Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Didier Teirlinck, executive vice president, Climate segment, and Robert Zafari, executive vice president, Industrial segment, will assume interim advisory roles through the transition, and will retire in 2018. As executive vice president, Regnery will have overall responsibility for the financial and operating performance of Ingersoll Rand’s Climate and Industrial segments, including the company’s full portfolio of businesses and the leading brands of Club Car®, Ingersoll Rand®, Thermo King® and Trane®. He has been named an executive officer of Ingersoll Rand and continues as a member of the enterprise leadership team. With Regnery’s promotion, Simmons has been appointed to lead the Commercial HVAC business in North America and EMEA. He joined Ingersoll Rand in 2001 and has served in a variety of general management, sales, operations and finance roles of increasing responsibility. He served as vice president of global finance for the Climate Solutions sector, which was comprised of the Trane Commercial, Thermo King and Hussmann businesses globally, and also served as a territory vice president for Trane Commercial in North America. Most recently, Simmons served as president of the Fluid Management, Material Handling and Power Tools businesses in the Industrial segment.