Tag: Geraud Darnis
Another reorg at UTC
October 22, 2013SSN Staff
HARTFORD, Conn.—UTC has reorganized again, creating UTC Building & Industrial Systems by combining Otis Elevator Company and UTC Climate, Controls & Security, the company announced recently.Geraud Darnis, most recently president and CEO of UTC Climate, Controls & Security, will serve as president and CEO of the new organization, according to the news release. UTC Climate, Controls & Security was created in a 2011 reorganization. UTC later sold its fire and security branches. “This new...
UTC sells fire and security branches to Comvest Investment Partners
April 11, 2012Martha Entwistle
FARMINGTON, Conn.—Comvest Investment Partners on April 10 acquired the security and fire branch operations of UTC Climate, Controls & Security. Comvest has tapped two well-known industry veterans, Mike Snyder and Dean Seavers, to run the new business, which will be called Red Hawk Fire & Security U.S.Snyder, former president of ADT, will serve as CEO and Seavers, former president of GE Security and SimplexGrinnell, will serve as president of the new business.Terms of the deal were not disclosed....
Changes at UTC
November 16, 2011Martha Entwistle
HARTFORD, Conn.—Since UTC announced Sept. 28 that it merged UTC Fire & Security and Carrier Corp to form UTC Climate, Controls and Security Systems under the leadership of Geraud Darnis, more personnel changes have been made that affect the security and fire businesses.Mark Barry, who in May was named president of UTC Fire & Security's Global Fire Product, has been appointed president of Automation & Controls Solutions. A Nov. 10 press conference, where Barry was to explain his new role and...
Reorg at UTC Fire & Security
September 29, 2011Martha Entwistle
HARTFORD, Conn.—UTC Fire & Security is no longer a standalone business at United Technologies Corp., the company announced yesterday.Effective yesterday, UTC combined UTC Fire & Security and Carrier Corp. to form a new business called “UTC Climate, Controls and Security Systems.” The company also announced that Geraud Darnis was appointed president and CEO of the new business.“We're consolidating Carrier and UTC Fire & Security into one integrated business that combines the...