Construction Digital Magazine October 2021 | Page 14

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Honeywell rings the management changes

Company : Name : Vimal Kapur Job Title : President and CEO

Honeywell has announced new leaders of its Performance Materials and Technologies ( PMT ) and Honeywell Building Technologies ( HBT ) segments , and a new Chief Operating Officer of Global High Growth Regions .

Vimal Kapur has been named President and Chief Executive Officer of PMT , based in Houston . Kapur is a 32-year veteran of Honeywell who most recently led the HBT segment and previously led the Process Solutions business within PMT .
Since 2018 , Kapur has led HBT , where he guided the business through a period of significant change and instilled an intense operational and customer focus . He drove a growth mindset in HBT , focusing on new products , outcome-based offerings like Healthy Buildings , and Connected solutions .
Today ' s announcement marks Kapur ' s return to PMT . Previously , Kapur led PMT ' s Honeywell Process Solutions business , where he generated significant margin expansion while substantially outperforming HPS ' s peer group . He led HPS through a deep oil and gas downturn in 2015 , and the business emerged as an even stronger competitor with a pipeline of innovative new offerings .
He has held several other key leadership positions at Honeywell , including Vice President and General Manager of the Advanced Solutions line of business for HPS and Managing Director for Honeywell Automation India Limited ( HAIL ).
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