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Galyen is AHRI chairman

USA: John Galyen, president, of Danfoss North America, is the new chairman of the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI).

Galyen, who was elected at the AHRI’s recent leadership forum in Puerto Rico, has been Danfoss’ North America president since 2001. He has been a member of AHRI’s executive board since 2015 and also serves on the board of the National Electrical Manufacturers’ Association (NEMA). 

The officers and executive committee are as follows:
Vice chairman: Mike Schwartz, CEO, Daikin Applied
Vice chairman: Ron Duncan, president, Magic Aire
Treasurer: Megan Fellinger, president and CEO, Morrison Products
Past chairman: Bill Steel, president and CEO, Bard Manufacturing

The board of directors comprises:
Kevin Beckett, president, R W Beckett
Gary Bedard, EVP, president, and COO Worldwide Refrigeration, Lennox
Mike Branson, president, Rheem Manufacturing Co
Bruce Carnevale, president and CEO, Bradford White Corp
Elizabeth Haggerty, VP and GM Global Ducted Systems, Johnson Controls
Chris Nelson, president, Carrier Residential and Commercial Systems
Brent Schroeder, president Air Conditioning Business, Emerson
Donny Simmons, president, Commercial HVACR, Ingersoll Rand
John Swann, president, Weil-McLain
Kevin Wheeler, president, NA, Europe, and India, A O Smith

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