HARTFORD, Conn., Oct. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- United Technologies
Corp. (NYSE: UTX) today named Gregg Ward as Senior Vice President,
Government Affairs, effective Nov. 3. He will be responsible for leading
UTC's federal and state governmental affairs activities, advising senior
management on government relations, raising UTC's profile in Washington,
D.C., and communicating the company's business interests to key public
policymakers and organizations. He will report to UTC President and Chief
Executive Officer Louis R. Chenevert.
Ward, 58, was most recently Senior Vice President, Government Affairs,
for Siemens Corporation. While at Siemens, which he joined in 2001, Ward
was responsible for the legislative, regulatory and political operations of
Siemens' Washington office, and for representing the interests of the
company's healthcare, energy, transportation and lighting businesses at the
local, state and federal levels.
"Gregg has a solid record of experience and performance in Washington,
D.C., and a thorough understanding of government affairs and business,"
Chenevert said. "I am confident he will be a strong leader, an astute
advisor and an effective representative for UTC's interests with
government."
Prior to joining Siemens, Ward held a series of positions in both the
private and public sectors in Washington, D.C. He was Senior Vice
President, Government Relations, for the Chicago Mercantile Exchange from
1995 to 2001. Earlier in his career, Ward served in the U.S. Department of
Energy as Assistant Secretary for Congressional and Intergovernmental
Affairs.
Ward holds a bachelor's degree in industrial relations from the
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
United Technologies Corp., based in Hartford, Conn., provides a broad
range of high technology products and services to the aerospace and
commercial building industries.
UTC-IR
Contact: John Moran, UTC
(860) 728-7062
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