Fred Poses is the chairman and chief executive officer of Trane (formerly American Standard Companies, Inc.).



Prior to joining Trane/American Standard in October 1999, Poses was president and chief operating officer of AlliedSignal Inc., which has since merged with Honeywell. He joined AlliedSignal as a financial analyst in 1969 and was named general manager of the company's Home Furnishings Division in 1977.



Poses was subsequently promoted to positions with increasing responsibility at AlliedSignal and named president of the Engineered Materials Sector and executive vice president of the company in 1988. In October 1997, he was elected to the board of directors and named vice chairman of AlliedSignal Inc. He was appointed president and chief operating officer in June 1998.



Before joining AlliedSignal, Poses spent two years on assignment in Peru with the Peace Corps. He holds a B.B.A. from New York University.



Poses serves as a director for Centex Corporation and Raytheon Company, and was recently selected to serve on the board of Tyco Electronics when it becomes an independent company. In addition, he is chairman of the board of the National Center for Learning Disabilities; a member of the board of visitors at Duke University's Pratt School of Engineering; and a trustee of both the Eagle Hill School and the 92nd Street Y.