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EMERSON
CLIMATE TECHNOLOGIES ANNOUNCES NOVELLO AWARD WINNER
2006 Robert J. Novello Leadership Award
Goes to Randy Nielsen
ST.
LOUIS, November 8, 2006 –
Emerson Climate Technologies, a business of Emerson (NYSE: EMR), today
announced the winner of the 2006 Robert J. Novello Leadership Award.
Randy Nielsen, operations director, Hartselle, Alabama, received the
prestigious award during the company’s state of the business meeting on
October 23, 2006 in Sidney, Ohio.
The
award is given annually to one Emerson Climate Technologies employee,
recognizing their leadership and dedication to the company through years
of service and mentoring. The award also recognizes the recipient as a
leader in his or her field of expertise.
Nielsen began his career at Emerson Climate Technologies in the mid
1990s. Since then, Nielsen has led significant operational improvements
at the Hartselle, Alabama manufacturing plant, including significant
improvement in employee safety and communications. Nielsen also
successfully led Hartselle through extensive supplier and production
changes in 2006 by maintaining productivity and morale.
“Randy
Nielsen led an incredible transformation at Hartselle. He has a
workforce that is extremely adaptable and will do anything to help
Emerson Climate Technologies,” said Tom Bettcher, chief executive
officer of Emerson Climate Technologies. “Randy’s leadership has set
this positive tone for the entire Hartselle plant.”
Nielsen was born and raised in Penn Yan, New York. He earned his
Bachelors Degree in industrial engineering from the Rochester Institute
of Technology in Rochester, New York, and his MBA from Auburn
University. Nielsen and his wife, Tammy, live in Decatur, Alabama with
their two children, Kayly and Casey.
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