Awards & Recognition
★NC State University's Watauga Medal (2020) - highest non-academic honor
★American-German Institute's Leadership Award (2019)
★Member of The Business Council executive committee
Notable Facts
→Led $73 billion merger between Praxair and Linde AG creating world's largest industrial gases company
→Currently Chairman of Linde (retiring Jan 2026) and new CEO of CSX Corp (Sept 2025)
→Serves as Chairman of GE Vernova and board member of GE Aerospace
→45+ years experience in industrials sector starting at General Electric
→Realized nearly $400 million in total compensation from 2007-2020
→Civil Engineering degree from NC State (1977), MBA from Loyola College
→Based in Jacksonville, Florida area