Chart Industries, Inc. Appoints Paula Harris, Linda Harty, and Roger Strauch as New Directors Effective August 19, 2021
August 19, 2021 at 05:45 pm
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Chart Industries, Inc. appointed Paula Harris, Linda Harty, and Roger Strauch as new directors effective August 19, 2021. With these appointments, the Chart Board of Directors is comprised of eight independent directors and CEO and President, Jill Evanko. Four of nine directors are female and five of nine are diverse. Paula Harris has over 34 years of experience in international oilfield services with Schlumberger Ltd. Ms. Harris initially worked in field operations offshore before progressing into leadership roles in training, sales and ultimately, in environmental-social (ES) sustainability. She most recently served as Director of Global Stewardship for Schlumberger from 2015 until her retirement in June 2020. Linda Harty is a proven board member and her extensive broad-based experience across finance, accounting, treasury & tax in addition to strategy, capital allocation and M&A aligns well with the strategic direction of Chart. Ms. Harty previously served as Vice President, Treasurer of Medtronic, a global company specializing in medical technology, services and solutions. Ms. Harty also served as Executive Vice President, Treasurer and Group CFO at Cardinal Health in Columbus, Ohio and has held financial leadership positions at RTM Restaurant Group, BellSouth, ConAgra and Kimberly-Clark. Roger Strauch is chairman of The Roda Group, an early-stage venture capital group focused on investment opportunities that address the consequences of climate change, stress on the Earth's natural resources and the increased demand for low carbon energy. Mr. Strauch has incubated and developed technologies sold to HP, Logitech, and American Greetings. Mr. Strauch is the former Chairman of the Board of Directors of Cool Systems, the manufacturer of Game Ready, a medical physical therapy system, which was sold to Halyard Health in 2018. He was CEO and former chairman of Ask Jeeves (now Ask.com) a leading search engine on the web. Mr. Strauch recently served as Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute in Berkeley.
Chart Industries, Inc. is engaged in designing, engineering, and manufacturing of process technologies and equipment for gas and liquid molecule handling for the Nexus of Clean-clean power, clean water, clean food, and clean industrials, regardless of molecule. Its segments include Cryo Tank Solutions, Heat Transfer Systems, Specialty Products, and Repair Service & Leasing. Its Cryo Tank Solutions segment supplies bulk, microbulk and mobile equipment used in the storage, distribution, vaporization, and application of industrial gases and certain hydrocarbons. Its Heat Transfer Systems segment supplies engineered equipment and systems used in the separation, liquefaction, and purification of hydrocarbon and industrial gases. Its Specialty Products segment supplies products used in specialty end-market applications, including hydrogen, liquid natural gas, biofuels, carbon capture, food and beverage, aerospace, lasers, cannabis and water treatment, among others.
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