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Todd M. Bluedorn was appointed Chief Executive Officer and elected to our Board of Directors effective April 2, 2007. Mr. Bluedorn previously served as President, Americas — Otis Elevator Company since 2004. After beginning his career with McKinsey & Company in 1992, he accepted a position with United Technologies Corporation in 1995 as Director, Strategic Planning. He was appointed Vice President, North American Truck and Trailer — Carrier Corporation in 1996, and became Vice President, Southeast Asia Region for Carrier Corporation in 1998. In 2000, Mr. Bluedorn was named President, Hamilton Sundstrand Industrial and became President, North America — Commercial Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning for Carrier Corporation in 2001.

Prakash Bedapudi became Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer in July 2008. He had previously served as vice president, global engineering and program management for Trane Inc. Commercial Systems.  Previously he served as vice president, engineering and technology for Trane’s Residential Systems division.  Prior to his career at Trane, Bedapudi served in senior engineering leadership positions for GE Transportation Systems, a division of General Electric Company, and for Cummins Engine Company. 

Michael Blatz became vice president, operations for Lennox International in August 2007. Prior to joining LII, Blatz was vice president and general manager for Tyler Refrigeration, a division of Carrier Corporation, a United Technologies company. In addition to serving as vice president and general manager for Tyler Refrigeration, Blatz's career at Carrier Corporation, which began in 2003, encompassed senior leadership positions in supply chain, product management, and manufacturing operations. He also served as director of operations and director of worldwide procurement at Dell Computer Corporation and held engineering and product development roles at Case Corporation before joining Carrier Corporation.

Susan K. Carter was appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in August 2004. Ms. Carter also served as Treasurer from August 2004 through September 2005. Prior to joining us, Ms. Carter was Vice President of Finance and Chief Accounting Officer of Cummins, Inc., a global power leader and manufacturer of engines, electric power generation systems, and engine-related products from 2002 to 2004. From 1996 to 2002, Ms. Carter served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Transportation & Power Systems and held other senior financial management positions at Honeywell, Inc., formerly AlliedSignal, Inc. She also previously served in senior financial management positions at Crane Co. and DeKalb Corporation. Ms. Carter served on the Board of Directors of Lyondell Chemical Company through 2007.

Daniel M. Sessa was appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer in June 2007. Prior to joining us, Mr. Sessa served as Vice President, Human Resources for Otis Elevator Company — Americas from February 2005 to June 2007. From January 2004 to February 2005, Mr. Sessa served as Director, Employee Benefits and Human Resources Systems for United Technologies Corporation. He also previously served as Director, Human Resources for Pratt & Whitney from May 2002 to January 2004.

 

Harry J. Bizios was appointed Executive Vice President and President and Chief Operating Officer of our Commercial Heating & Cooling segment in October 2006. Mr. Bizios previously served as Vice President and General Manager, Worldwide Commercial Systems since 2005 and as Vice President and General Manager of Lennox North American Commercial Products from 2003 to 2005. Mr. Bizios began his career with us in 1976 as an industrial engineer at our manufacturing facility in Marshalltown, Iowa and was promoted to Production Manager in 1980 and Factory Manager in 1986. He was next promoted to Vice President of Operations at Armstrong Air Conditioning Inc., one of our former subsidiaries, in 1989. In 1991, Mr. Bizios was appointed Vice President of Manufacturing for Lennox Industries Inc., one of our subsidiaries, and served as Vice President and General Manager of Lennox Industries Commercial from June 1998 to 2003.

Scott J. Boxer joined us in 1998 as Executive Vice President, Lennox Global Ltd., one of our subsidiaries, and President, European Operations. He was appointed President of Lennox Industries Inc., one of our subsidiaries, in 2000 and was named President and Chief Operating Officer of our Service Experts segment in July 2003. Prior to joining us, Mr. Boxer spent 26 years with York International Corporation, a HVACR manufacturer, in various roles, including President, Unitary Products Group Worldwide, where he reported directly to the Chairman of that company and directed residential and light commercial heating and air conditioning operations worldwide. Mr. Boxer previously served as an Executive Board Member of the Air-Conditioning & Refrigeration Institute and is currently Chairman of the Board of Trustees of North American Technical Excellence, Inc. Mr. Boxer currently serves on the Board of Managers of The Weitz Company, Inc., a privately held corporation.            

David W. Moon was appointed Executive Vice President and President and Chief Operating Officer of our Worldwide Refrigeration business in August 2006. Mr. Moon previously served as Vice President and General Manager of Worldwide Refrigeration, Americas Operations since July 2002. Prior to serving in that position, he served as Managing Director in Australia beginning in July 1999, where his responsibilities included heat transfer manufacturing and distribution, refrigeration wholesaling and manufacturing, and HVAC manufacturing and distribution in Australia and New Zealand. Mr. Moon originally joined us in 1998 as Operations Director, Asia Pacific. Prior to that time, Mr. Moon held various management positions at Allied Signal, Inc., Case Corporation, and Tenneco Inc. in the U.S., Hong Kong, Taiwan and Germany.

Douglas L. Young was appointed Executive Vice President and President and Chief Operating Officer of our Residential Heating & Cooling segment in October 2006. Mr. Young had previously served as Vice President and General Manager of North American Residential Products since 2003 and as Vice President and General Manager of Lennox North American Residential Sales, Marketing, and Distribution from August 1999 to 2003. Prior to his career with us, Mr. Young was employed in the Appliances division of General Electric (“GE”), where he held various management positions in sales, marketing, and international and consumer services, before serving as General Manager of Marketing for GE Appliance division’s $3 billion retail group from 1997 to 1999 and as General Manager of Strategic Initiatives in 1999.