United Technologies Corporation

United Technologies Corporation (UTC) is a diversified holding company employing over 205,000 people, operating in more than 180 countries and is the 51st largest U.S. corporation. In 2003 UTC revenues went beyond $31 billion. UTC is a global technology corporation with a history in aerospace, aviation, helicopter design, climate control, elevator design and hydrogen fuel cells. All of UTC's businesses have access to each other's ideas and technologies, which promotes technological creativity throughout the corporation. UTC sees the environment as a priority and is steadily reducing its impact on the environment with cleaner industrial processes, while continuously improving energy efficiency both in products and production. It's holdings include:


 * Carrier, HVAC/Air Conditioning company.
 * Chubb, a security and fire protection company.
 * Hamilton Sundstrand, an aerospace supplier.
 * Otis, maker of elevator systems.
 * Pratt and Whitney, a leading engine and aerospace design firm.
 * Sikorsky, a helicopter manufacturer (including the famous Blackhawk).
 * UTC Research, an R&D branch that explores basic research and its application to UTC companies.
 * UTC Power, a fuel cell company.

In late 2004, United Technologies acquired Kidda plc. 

Of its 31 billion revenue (2003), 5.6 billion came from the federal government.

Political contributions
United Technologies gave $580,500 to federal candidates in the 2006 election through its political action committee - 32% to Democrats, 66% to Republicans, and 2% ($14,000) to independent Joseph Lieberman (I-CT).

Lobbying
The company spent $2,212,950 for lobbying in the first half of 2007 with most of the lobbying being done using in-house lobbyists. One of the outside lobbying firms used was BKSH & Associates.

Board
Accessed May 2010:


 * John V. Faraci - Chairman and CEO, International Paper
 * Jean-Pierre Garnier - CEO, Pierre Fabre SA
 * Jamie S. Gorelick - Partner, WilmerHale
 * Carlos M. Gutierrez - Former U.S. Secretary of Commerce Former Chairman and CEO, Kellogg Company
 * Edward A. Kangas - Former Chairman and CEO, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
 * Charles R. Lee - Retired Chairman and Co-CEO, Verizon Communications
 * Richard D. McCormick - Retired Chairman, President & CEO US West, Inc.
 * Harold McGraw III - Chairman, President and CEO, The McGraw-Hill Companies
 * Richard B. Myers - General, U.S. Air Force (Ret.) Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
 * H. Patrick Swygert - President Emeritus, Howard University
 * André Villeneuve - Non-Executive Chairman, LIFFE
 * Christine Todd Whitman - President, The Whitman Strategy Group

Personnel (2006)
Selected members of the Board of Directors:
 * Jean-Pierre Garnier, Also Chief Executive Officer, GlaxoSmithKline plc
 * Charles R. Lee, Former Chairman and Co-CEO, Verizon Communications
 * Richard Myers, Former Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
 * Frank P. Popoff, Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, The Dow Chemical Company
 * John V. Faraci

Contact details
1 Financial Plaza Hartford, CT 06101 United States Phone: 860-728-7000 Fax: 860-728-7028 Web: http://www.utc.com

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External resources

 * United Technologies CorpWatch, accessed November 2007.
 * Annual Reports, United Technologies, accessed November 2007.