People: United Technologies Corp (UTX)

Mr. Geraud Darnis serves as President and Chief Executive Officer - UTC Climate, Controls & Security of United Technologies Corp. He began his career when he joined UTC in 1983 at Otis Elevator Co. in Paris. He served in a number of financial management positions at Carrier in Europe and Latin America during the 1980s before being named Vice President of Finance for Carrier in Europe in 1992. He was appointed Managing Director of Carrier France in 1993 and President of Carrier European Transcontinental Operations in 1996. He was named President of Carrier's Asia Pacific Operations in 1999 before becoming President of UTC Power early in 2001. Mr. Darnis earned a degree in Finance from the Institut Superieur du Commerce in Paris. He is a member of the Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Institute (ARI) board of directors and serves on the ARI executive committee.