AIChE’s 2013 Awards Gala will be held on Thursday, November 21, at The Plaza in New York City. This year’s gala centers on the theme, “Recognizing Excellence in Engineering Ethics.” AIChE will honor David M. Cote, Chairman and CEO of Honeywell; David T. Seaton, Chairman and CEO of Fluor; and Stephen F. Angel, Chairman, President and CEO of Praxair. These companies have established strong reputations for ethical engineering and business practices, and their leaders exemplify a personal commitment to ethics and integrity. Raj Gupta, Senior Advisor to New Mountain Capital and Executive Chairman of Avantor Performance Materials, will host the evening as gala chair.
This year’s gala will build awareness for the centrality and importance of ethics in engineering education and real-world practice. Funds raised will underwrite the continued expansion of ethics awareness and training in chemical engineering undergraduate education and life-long learning.
Honoring
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David CoteChairman and CEO HoneywellDave Cote is chairman and CEO of Honeywell, a $38 billion diversified technology and manufacturing leader, serving customers worldwide with aerospace products and services; control technologies for buildings, homes and industry; turbochargers; and performance materials.He was elected president, CEO, and a member of Honeywell's Board in February 2002, and named chairman of the Board. |
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David T. SeatonChairman and CEO Fluor CorporationDavid Seaton is the chairman and chief executive officer of Fluor Corporation, one of the largest publicly held engineering and construction companies in the world. He was named Fluor's CEO and joined its board of directors in February of 2011. In February 2012, he was elected chairman of the board. David is a 28-year Fluor veteran. |
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Stephen F. AngelChairman, President and CEO Praxair, Inc.Steve Angel is chairman, president and CEO of Praxair, Inc., an $11 billion industrial gases company of 26,000 employees operating in 50 countries. He became chairman in May 2007 and has been president and chief executive officer since January 2007. |
Gala Chair
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Raj L. GuptaChairman, Avantor Performance Materials and Senior Advisor, New Mountain CapitalRaj L. Gupta, Senior Advisor, joined New Mountain in 2009. From 1999 - 2009, Mr. Gupta was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Rohm and Haas. |
Gala Co-Chairs
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S. Shariq YosufzaiVice President for Global Diversity, Ombuds, and University Affairs, ChevronS. Shariq Yosufzai is vice president for global diversity, ombuds, and university affairs of Chevron Corporation. Before assuming this role earlier in 2013, Yosufzai served as vice president, Chevron Corporation, supporting Chevron’s CEO & chairman on the National Petroleum Council’s “Advancing Technologies for America’s Transportation Future” study. |
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John TelevantosPartner, Arsenal Capital PartnersJohn Televantos is a Partner at Arsenal Capital Partners, a middle market private equity firm focused on the specialty industrial, healthcare and specialty financial service sectors. |