CIRCOR Announces the Appointment of Bill Higgins as Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
04 1월 2005 - 6:30AM
PR Newswire (US)
CIRCOR Announces the Appointment of Bill Higgins as Executive Vice
President, Chief Operating Officer BURLINGTON, Mass., Jan. 3
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CIRCOR International, Inc. [NYSE: CIR] a
leading provider of valves and other fluid control devices for the
instrumentation, thermal fluid and petrochemical markets, today
announced that Bill Higgins has joined the Company as Executive
Vice President, Chief Operating Officer. During the past thirteen
years, Mr. Higgins has held a variety of senior management
positions with Honeywell International and AlliedSignal, most
recently serving as Vice President and General Manager, Americas
for the Honeywell Building Solutions Business. Prior to that Mr.
Higgins was Vice President and General Manager of the AlliedSignal
Grimes Aerospace Business, General Manager of the AlliedSignal
Aerospace Services Anniston Repair and Overhaul Business, and
Director of East Asia Business Development for the Electronic
Materials Business unit. Mr. Higgins has an undergraduate degree
from Middlebury College, a Masters in Engineering from Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute, and a Masters in International Affairs from
Columbia University. In this newly created position at CIRCOR, Mr.
Higgins will have authority over all operating units of the Company
and report directly to the Chairman, President and CEO, David A.
Bloss, Sr. Commenting on this announcement, Mr. Bloss stated, "This
is an important step for CIRCOR and we are delighted to have Bill
Higgins join us in this new position as Chief Operating Officer.
His credentials and experience provide the Company with the added
strength in operational management we need as we continue to grow.
In addition, his Six Sigma and Lean manufacturing background will
enable us to accelerate our transition to a culture of operational
excellence." CIRCOR International, Inc. is a leading provider of
valves and fluid control products that allow customers around the
world to use fluids safely and efficiently in the instrumentation,
thermal fluid regulation and petrochemical markets. CIRCOR's
executive headquarters are located at 25 Corporate Drive,
Burlington, MA 01803. DATASOURCE: CIRCOR International, Inc.
CONTACT: Kenneth Smith, Chief Financial Officer of CIRCOR
International, Inc., +1-781-270-1200
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