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Herbert L. Henkel was elected chairman of the Board of Directors of Ingersoll-Rand Company in May 2000. Also he retains his previous titles of president and chief executive officer of the company.
Henkel came to Ingersoll-Rand in April 1999 from Textron Inc. where he was president and chief operating officer. Previously he was president of Textron’s Industrial Products segment.Before that he was group vice president with responsibility for Textron’s industrial segment.From 1987 to 1993 he was president of Greenlee Textron a maker of tools for wire and cable installation and maintenance.
Before joining Textron Henkel was president and chief operating officer of Southern Fastening Systems and Unifast Industries Inc.He had previously served as vice president of sales and marketing for Chicago Pneumatic Tool Company and Hilti Inc.
Henkel holds a bachelor of science degree in aerospace engineering and applied mechanics and a master of science degree in mechanical engineering from Polytechnic University.Also he holds a master’s degree in business administration from Pace University.He is a director of C. R. Bard Inc. and 3M Company. | 