Airgas Names Joseph P. Sullivan President – Airgas Specialty Products
August 11 2015 - 04:15PM
Business Wire
Airgas, Inc. (NYSE: ARG), one of the nation’s leading suppliers
of industrial, medical, and specialty gases, and related products,
today announced that Joseph P. Sullivan has been named President –
Airgas Specialty Products, effective immediately. Sullivan will
lead all aspects of the Airgas Specialty Products business and will
report to Martin Wehner, Vice President of Process Gases &
Chemicals.
“Joe brings to Airgas a wealth of industry expertise and
leadership experience,” said Wehner. “He will be a tremendous asset
to our growing specialty products business and an excellent
addition to our leadership team.”
Airgas Specialty Products, a business of Airgas, Inc., is a
leading supplier of industrial ammonia and ammonia equipment for
water and heat treatment, chemical processing, and refrigeration
applications.
Sullivan joins Airgas from The Linde Group where he spent the
past 20 years in roles of increasing responsibility throughout the
organization, including in sales, finance, marketing, and
operations functions. Most recently, he served as Head of Supply
Chain for the company’s eastern region, leading a field operations
team of approximately 350 employees in servicing Linde’s bulk,
on-site and pipeline customers throughout the northeastern U.S. He
began his career as an engineer for United Technologies
Corporation.
Sullivan holds a Bachelor of Science degree in materials science
and engineering from Lehigh University in Bethlehem, PA and an MBA
from the University of Michigan.
About Airgas, Inc.
Airgas, Inc. (NYSE: ARG), through its
subsidiaries, is one of the nation’s leading suppliers of
industrial, medical and specialty gases, and hardgoods, such as
welding equipment and related products. Airgas is a leading U.S.
producer of atmospheric gases with 16 air separation plants, a
leading producer of carbon dioxide, dry ice, and nitrous oxide, one
of the largest U.S. suppliers of safety products, and a leading
U.S. supplier of refrigerants, ammonia products, and process
chemicals. Approximately 17,000 associates work in more than 1,100
locations, including branches, retail stores, gas fill plants,
specialty gas labs, production facilities and distribution centers.
Airgas also markets its products and services through e-Business,
catalog and telesales channels. Its national scale and strong local
presence offer a competitive edge to its diversified customer base.
For more information, please visit www.airgas.com.
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