Air Products and Chemicals Inc.Allentown, Pa. Air Products serves customers in technology, energy, healthcare and industrial markets worldwide, providing atmospheric gases, process and specialty gases, performance materials and chemical intermediates. The company is the largest global supplier of electronic materials, hydrogen, helium and select performance chemicals. With the October 2002 acquisition of American Homecare Supply, the company and its affiliates will be providing home medical services to more than 275,000 patients in 14 countries. Chief risk executive: John Lafferty, Manager, Risk and Insurance Management CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. : John P. Jones III CFO See Chief Financial Officer. : Paul E. Huck huck n. Huckaback. Noun 1. huck - toweling consisting of coarse absorbent cotton or linen fabric huckaback toweling, towelling - any of various fabrics (linen or cotton) used to make towels Board audit chair: Edward E. Hagenlocker Total revenue: $6,297.3 Net income: $397.3 Number of employees: 18,500 Primary broker: Withheld Captive: No Risk exposures: Interruption in ordinary sources of supply; the ability to recover increased energy and raw material costs from customers; consequences of acts of war Tom Clancy's Op-Center: Acts of War is a technothriller by Jeff Rovin Plot introduction The mobile Regional Operations Center (ROC) in Turkey investigates a dam blown up by Kurdish terrorists. or terrorism impacting the United States and other markets Risk strategies: The company addresses certain financial exposures through a controlled program of risk management. The company currently enters into foreign exchange contracts, including forward, option combination and purchased option contracts as well as interest rate swap Interest Rate Swap A deal between banks or companies where borrowers switch floating-rate loans for fixed rate loans in another country. These can be either the same or different currencies. contracts |
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