Tag: board of directors

Emerson recently announced that the Board of directors has selected Mark Blinn, the former President and CEO of Flowserve Corporation, as an independent director.Blinn has 20+ years of experience operating multi-industrial businesses in senior executive roles, as well as legal expertise and Board experience, which includes his time as a Lead Independent Director and Audit Committee Chair.Emerson’s Board of Directors is now comprised of 11 people, 10 of whom are independent.Prior to Flowserve, Blinn held senior finance, treasury and planning positions at FedEx Kinko’s Office and Print Services, Inc., Centex Corp., FirstPlus Financial Inc., Electronic Data Systems Corp.

The Board of Directors of industrial valve manufacturer, Metso, has decided to continue the long-term share-based incentive plan for the Group's senior management, with a Performance Share Plan (PSP) as the main structure.

Corporate investor Nelson Peltz’s activist investment fund Trian has secured a seat on the board of UK-based industrial group Penetair, global manufacturer of pumps, pipes and valves used in the energy, agriculture, infrastructure and food sectors.

MRC Global Inc. has announced today that Robert "Bob" L. Wood has joined MRC Global's Board of Directors (BOD). Mr. Wood brings 30 years of global chemical industry experience and insight as well as more than 25 years of public company board experience to MRC Global.

Effective as of its June 2, 2015 meeting, Sun Hydraulics’ Board of Directors has appointed Mr. David W. Grzelak as the new director.

Baker Hughes appointed Greg Brenneman, chairman of CCMP Capital Advisors, (CCMP Capital), and W.H. "Bill" Easter III, retired chairman, president, and CEO of DCP Midstream, to its Board of Directors.

McDermott International has appointed Mr. Gary P. Luquette as the new non-executive chairman of the board of directors.

It has been announced that Matthew K. Rose has been elected to Fluor’s board of directors. The position will become effective on April 30, 2014.

Twelve-year veteran of the aerospace and defense industry, Dean M. Flatt has been elected to serve on Board of Directors, as a member of the audit committee and the committee on directors and governance for Curtiss-Wright Corporation.

On September 19th Tyco International Ltd announced that its Board of Directors has unanimously approved a plan to separate the company into three independent, publicly traded companies. The three companies created through the separation will consist of: the ADT North America residential security business, a North America-based provider of security for homes and small businesses; a provider of flow control products and services; and a commercial fire and security business.