Ingersoll Rand

Ingersoll Rand was founded in 1871 as the Ingersoll Rock Drill Company by Simon Ingersoll in New York. In 1905 Ingersoll-Sargeant Drill Company merged with the Rand Drill Company to form Ingersoll Rand. Bloomberg describes the company as "a diversified, global company that provides a diverse range of products and services for a wide range of industries. The Company's operations include consist of air conditioning systems and services, climate control technologies, industrial technologies and security technologies."

Ingersoll Rand is a publicly traded organization. It reported $14.8 billion in total revenue in 2011. It is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland and has been incorporated there since March, 2009. From 2002 to 2009, Ingersoll Rand was incorporated in the Cayman Islands to avoid paying approximately $40 million in taxes. The executive headquarters in the U.S. are located in Davidson, North Carolina.

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Board of Directors
As of February 2013:
 * Ann C. Berzin, Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Financial Guaranty Insurance Company
 * John Bruton, Former EU Commission Head of Delegation to the United States and Former Prime Minister of Ireland
 * Jared L. Cohon, President, Carnegie Mellon University
 * Gary D. Forsee, Retired Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Sprint Nextel Corporation
 * Peter C. Godsoe, Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, The Bank of Nova Scotia
 * Edward E. Hagenlocker, Retired Vice Chairman of Ford Motor Company and Retired Chairman, Visteon Automotive Systems
 * Constance Horner, Former Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
 * Michael W. Lamach, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company
 * Theodore E. Martin, Retired President and Chief Executive Officer, Barnes Group Inc.
 * Nelson Peltz, Chief Executive Officer, Trian Fund Management, L.P.
 * John P. Surma, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, United States Steel
 * Richard J. Swift, Retired Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Foster Wheeler Ltd.
 * Tony L. White, Retired Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Applied Biosystems Inc.

Executive Management
As of February 2013:
 * Michael W. Lamach, Chairman & CEO
 * Marcia J. Avedon, Senior Vice President, H.R. & Communications
 * Peter Camuti, Senior Vice President, Innovation and Chief Technology Officer
 * John W. Conover IV, Senior Vice President and President, Security Technologies
 * Stephen Hagood, Vice President and Chief Information Officer
 * Robert L. Katz, Senior Vice President and General Counsel
 * Gary Michel, Senior Vice President and President, Residential Solutions
 * Steven R. Shawley, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
 * Jeff Song, President Ingersoll Rand China
 * Didier Teirlinck, Senior Vice President and President of Climate Solutions Sector
 * Venkatesh (Venky) Valluri, President Ingersoll Rand India
 * Todd Wyman, Senior Vice President, Global Operations and Integrated Supply Chain
 * Robert G. Zafari, Senior Vice President and President, Industrial Technologies Sector

Contact details
Global Headquarters 170/175 Lakeview Drive Airside Business Park Swords, Co. Dublin Ireland

Phone: +353-1-8707400 Fax: +353-1-8707401

North America Headquarters 800-E Beaty Street Davidson, NC 28036 Phone: (704) 655-4000

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