Honeywell International Inc.,
Morris Township, NJ, has appointed Norman Gilsdorf to vice-president and general manager for Honeywell Process Solutions operations in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Gilsdorf was formerly senior vice-president and general manager of UOP LLC’s Process Technology and Equipment business unit. He replaces Paul Orzeske, who now leads the integration of Honeywell’s acquisition of Hand Held Products. At UOP, a wholly owned subsidiary of Honeywell International, Gilsdorf most recently served as senior vice-president of UOP’s licensing, equipment and systems, and engineering and services business, which serves the refining, petrochemical, and gas processing industries. Earlier, he was responsible for UOP’s Catalysts, Adsorbents and Specialties business unit, and prior to that held various technical services, R&D, business development, and marketing and sales roles. Gilsdorf spent 5 years working for UOP in the UK in various roles, where he served as director of sales and services across Europe, Middle East, CIS, India, and Africa for the petrochemical industries. He also spent 7 years in Moscow as director of sales and services for the CIS region, where he and his team helped launch UOP into Russia in the1990s. He joined UOP in 1977. Gilsdorf holds a BS in chemical engineering from Purdue University and an MBA in international business and finance from Northwestern University.
Honeywell International is a $36 billion diversified technology and manufacturing leader, serving customers worldwide with aerospace products and services; control technologies for buildings, homes and industry; automotive products; turbochargers; and specialty materials. Honeywell Process Solutions is part of Honeywell’s Automation and Control Solutions group, a global leader in providing product and service solutions that improve efficiency and profitability, support regulatory compliance, and maintain safe, comfortable environments in homes, buildings, and industry.
KBR,
Houston, has named Charles Schneider interim CFO to replace Cedric Burgher, who has resigned to pursue other opportunities, while the search for Burgher’s successor is conducted. Schneider joined KBR in August 2006 and has served as the company’s vice-president and treasurer.
KBR is a global engineering, construction, and services company supporting the energy, petrochemicals, government services, and civil infrastructure sectors. The company offers a wide range of services through its Downstream, Government and Infrastructure, Services, Technology, Upstream, and Ventures business segments.
Petris Technology Inc.,
Houston, has named John Archer product manager for PetrisWINDS Enterprise. He previously worked for BEA as a senior account systems engineer.
Petris offers vendor-neutral data management and exchange technologies to the energy industry.
