- George David
George David is the
Chairman and formerChief Executive Officer cite press release | title = CEO George David Will Pass Top UTC Job To Successor | publisher =The Hartford Courant | date = 2008-04-06 | url = http://www.courant.com/news/local/hc-davidswansong0406.artapr06,0,307284.story | accessdate = 2008-04-09] ofUnited Technologies Corporation . David was elected UTC’s President in 1992 and Chief Executive Officer in 1994. He joined UTC’s Otis Elevator subsidiary in 1975 and became its President in 1986.David was born 1942 in Pennsylvania. His mother's name was Margaret; his father, Charles Wendell was a professor at the University of Pennsylvania and one of America's first Rhodes scholars. David left home after high school graduation in 1962 and enrolled in
Harvard University on a full scholarship. He received his B.A. from Harvard and M.B.A. from theUniversity of Virginia . He is a board member ofCitigroup , a member of The Business Council and the Business Roundtable, and Vice Chairman of thePeterson Institute for International Economics .He has served on the boards of the Graduate Business School at the University of Virginia, the National Minority Supplier Development Council, the U.S.-ASEAN Business Council, the
Trans-Atlantic Business Dialogue and theWadsworth Atheneum Museum of Fine Arts .In 1999 the
Russian Federation awarded David with theOrder of Friendship for his contributions to that nation’s economy, particularly to its aerospace industry. In 2001, he received the Air Force Association'sJohn R. Alison Award for contributions to national defense by an industrial leader. In 2002, France named him to itsLegion of Honor .In 2000, he was named as one of America's Most Powerful People by
Forbes magazine ; and CEO of the Year by "Industry Week' in 2003.In 2007, his last full year as chief executive of United Technologies Corp., David, reaped $65 million in total compensation.cite press release | title = CEO Banked $65 Million During 2007 | publisher =
The Hartford Courant | date = 2008-02-23 | url = http://www.courant.com/news/local/hc-david0223.artfeb23,0,1526878.story | accessdate = 2008-02-25 ]References
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.