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Williams to retire after 38 years

USA: Jeff Williams, president of global products at Johnson Controls retires at the end of the month after nearly 40 years with the company.

Williams started at Johnson Controls in 1984 as a sales account manager and spent more than 30 years in its automotive sector before taking over as leader of its global products business in 2019. He was the co-author of the Johnson Controls Manufacturing Systems operating system that continues to guide the company’s global operations today.

“Jeff has been a phenomenal member of our executive leadership team over the past decades, combining an unwavering will to win with faultless integrity,” commented George Oliver, Johnson Controls chairman and CEO. 

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