People: Emerson Electric Co (EMR.N)

Admiral Retired Joseph W. Prueher, USN, is an Independent Director of Emerson Electric Company. Admiral, U.S. Navy (Retired), and Former U.S. Ambassador to The People’s Republic of China. He is also a Director of The New York Life Insurance Company, Amerigroup Corporation and Fluor Corporation. He is a former Director of Bank of America Corporation, Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. and Dyncorp International, Inc. Admiral Prueher’s qualifications include experience with strategic planning and leading, complex organizations, his knowledge of and experience with the People’s Republic of China, and his leadership, government and international experience as former Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Pacific Command; former Commandant of the U.S. Naval Academy; and former professor and Schlesinger Chair at the University of Virginia, Miller Center.