Air Liquide Canada Executive Appointments.HOUSTON & MONTREAL -- Air Liquide, a world leader in industrial and medical gases and related services, has named Michael J. Graff as chairman of the board and Luc Doyon as chief executive officer of Air Liquide Canada. Graff adds the chairmanship of Air Liquide Group's Canadian subsidiary to his role as president and chief executive officer of Air Liquide USA LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control and as a director of its U.S. subsidiary businesses. Graff brings 30 years of experience as a senior executive in the energy, chemicals and polymers industries working across the Americas, Asia and Europe. Luc Doyon, currently president and chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. of Air Liquide Canada, has been named the Montreal based subsidiary's chief executive officer. Doyon brings more than 20 years experience in the industry through his positions with the company throughout North America. Graff and Doyon will guide Air Liquide Canada, one of the oldest subsidiaries of Air Liquide Group, established in 1911, to maintain its leadership position in all aspects of the market as well as direct the company through new developments and accelerated growth. Pierre Dufour, executive vice president of Air Liquide Group, and president and chief executive officer of American Air Liquide Holdings, Inc. stated, "Canada faces new and positive challenges in the coming years, accelerating efficiencies in its activities and accelerating growth, mainly in the Alberta oil sands, where we have plans to invest 1 billion dollars (CAD) over the next few years. Mike and Luc's proven leadership in the industry will enable Air Liquide Canada to continue on its path of successful development." Graff is a graduate in chemical engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology Illinois Institute of Technology, in Chicago; coeducational; founded 1940 by a merger of Armour Institute of Technology (founded 1892) and Lewis Institute (1896). and holds a master's degree in chemical engineering from Purdue University. He studied business at the University of Chicago and completed executive management programs at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania The Wharton School is the business school of University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was established in 1881 through a donation of Joseph Wharton, making it the world’s oldest business school. , the University of Cambridge and Stanford University Law School. Doyon holds a degree in mechanical engineering from the Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal and a graduate degree in welding engineering from the Ecole Superieure de Soudage et des Applications (ESSA ESSA Environmental Science Services Administration ESSA Economic Society of South Africa ESSA English Schools Swimming Association ESSA Emergency Social Services Association ESSA Eastern Shan State Army ESSA European Scientists Sequencing Arabidopsis ) in Paris. American Air Liquide Holdings, Inc. is the subsidiary of Air Liquide Group responsible for its North American operations and based in Houston, Texas. Air Liquide USA LLC is the subsidiary of American Air Liquide Holdings, Inc. responsible for its U.S. operations support. Air Liquide Canada, headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, is the subsidiary of Air Liquide Group responsible for its Canadian operations. Air Liquide in North America offers industrial gases and related services to diverse sectors including refining, chemicals, metals, automotive, industrial manufacturing, food, laboratories, electronics and healthcare. With nearly 39,000 employees in 72 countries, Air Liquide is a world leader in industrial and medical gases and related services. The Group offers innovative solutions based on constantly enhanced technologies and produces air gases (oxygen, nitrogen, argon argon (är`gŏn) [Gr.,=inert], gaseous chemical element; symbol Ar; at. no. 18; at. wt. 39.948; m.p. −189.2°C;; b.p. −185.7°C;; density 1.784 grams per liter at STP; valence 0. , rare gases...) and many other gases including hydrogen. The Group contributes to the manufacturing of many everyday products: bubbles in sparkling beverages, protective atmosphere for packed foods, oxygen for hospitals and homecare patients, ultra-pure gases for the semiconductor industry, hydrogen to desulfurize de·sul·fur·ize tr.v. de·sul·fur·ized, de·sul·fur·iz·ing, de·sul·fur·iz·es To eliminate sulfur from (petroleum, for example). de·sul fuels... Air Liquide is committed to sustainable development and helps to protect life. Founded in 1902, Air Liquide has successfully developed a long-term relationship with its shareholders built on trust and transparency and guided by the principles of corporate governance Corporate Governance The relationship between all the stakeholders in a company. This includes the shareholders, directors, and management of a company, as defined by the corporate charter, bylaws, formal policy, and rule of law. . Since the publication of its first consolidated financial statements Consolidated Financial Statements The combined financial statements of a parent company and its subsidiaries. Notes: Because consolidated financial statements present an aggregated look at the financial position of a parent and its subsidiaries, they enable you to gauge in 1971, Air Liquide has posted strong and steady earnings growth. Sales in 2007 totaled 11,801 million euros, with sales outside France accounting for almost 80%. Air Liquide is listed on the Paris stock exchange and is a component of the CAC See Consumer Advisory Council. 40 and Eurostoxx 50 indices (ISIN Isin (ĭs`ĭn), capital of an ancient Semitic kingdom of N Babylonia. The city became important after the third dynasty of Ur fell to the Elamites and the Amorites (c.2025 B.C.). The phase from c.2025–c.1763 B.C. code FR 0000120073). |
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