People: Emerson Electric Co (EMR)

Mr. Edward L. Monser is President, Chief Operating Officer of Emerson Electric Company. He has served as chief operating officer (COO) of Emerson since November 2001. He was president of Emerson's Rosemount division from 1996 until becoming COO. Monser began his career as a senior engineer at Rosemount in 1981. After serving in several engineering management positions, he was named Rosemount's director of technology in 1987. Two years later, he became director of new products and technology. Monser went on to hold vice president positions overseeing several critical operations at Rosemount before becoming its executive vice president and general manager, and then president. Monser currently serves on the board of trustees for the Eisenhower Fellowships, is chairman of the board at Ranken Technical College, and is a member of the Economic Development Board for China's Guangdong Province and a past board member and past vice chairman of the US-China Business Council. In his career at Emerson, Monser has traveled to China more than 100 times. Monser received a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology in 1980. He also has a bachelor's degree in education from Eastern Michigan University and is an alumnus of the executive education program at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business.