Darius Adamczyk

Darius Adamczyk (born February 8, 1966) is an American businessman. He is the chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of Honeywell, an American multinational conglomerate.[1]

Darius Adamczyk
Born (1966-02-08) February 8, 1966
Poland
EducationMichigan State University (BS)
Syracuse University (MS)
Harvard University (MBA)
TitleChairman of Honeywell
TermApril 2020 – present
PredecessorDavid M. Cote

Early life and education

Adamczyk was born in Poland on February 8, 1966, and immigrated to the US at the age of 11, speaking no English.[2][3][4] His family settled in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He went to Michigan State University to study electrical and computer engineering, where he received his bachelor's degree.[5] He received a master's degree in computer engineering from Syracuse University, and an MBA from Harvard University.[6]

Career

Adamczyk started his career with General Electric in 1988, as an electrical engineer.[3] He later spent four years at Booz Allen Hamilton, a consulting firm, followed by positions at Ingersoll-Rand PLC and Metrologic.[2][5]

In 2008, Adamczyk was CEO of Metrologic Inc when Honeywell purchased the holding company for $720 million.[7] After the purchase, Adamczyk joined Honeywell's executive team.[5] He became president of Honeywell Process Solutions in 2012 and then became president and CEO of Honeywell Performance Materials and Technologies in 2014.[3] In June 2016, it was announced that David M. Cote would step down as CEO of Honeywell at the end of March 2017 and Adamczyk would succeed him. Cote continued as executive chairman through April 2018, when he stepped down and Adamczyk was elected chairman.[8][1]

Fortune Magazine reported on Adamczyk’s leadership style, "Adamczyk used a similar strategy in his various roles: apply analytical rigor to identify areas of potential growth, chop deadweight, and lean into software and automation."[9] President Trump selected Adamczyk to join the Great American Economic Revival Industry Groups.[10]

Awards and Memberships

The Carnegie Corporation of New York honored Adamczyk with 2019 Great Immigrant Award.[11] Adamczyk was awarded the Foreign Policy Association’s Corporate Social Responsibility Award.[12] He is a member of The Business Roundtable,[13] The Business Council,[14] and Council on Foreign Relations.[15]

See also

References
  1. "Board of Directors - Honeywell". investor.honeywell.com. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
  2. "Darius Adamczyk President and CEO". Honeywell. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
  3. "Honeywell Names New President & COO | Water Quality Products". Wqpmag.com. April 4, 2016. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
  4. "Executive Profile | Honeywell International Inc. | Darius Adamczyk | Customer Intelligence". Boardroominsiders.com. April 28, 2017. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
  5. Gryta, Thomas (September 26, 2017). "Challenge for Honeywell's New CEO: Keep Up the Winning Streak". The Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  6. "Darius Adamczyk". carnegie.org. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
  7. "Francisco Partners wraps up $720M sale of Metrologic Instruments". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  8. Mann, Ted (June 28, 2016). "Honeywell CEO Cote to Step Down in March". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
  9. "Honeywell lasers in on tech". Fortune. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  10. "President Donald J. Trump Announces Great American Economic Revival Industry Groups". The White House. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  11. York, Carnegie Corporation of New. "Darius Adamczyk". Carnegie Corporation of New York. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  12. "Foreign Policy Association". www.fpa.org. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  13. "Members". www.businessroundtable.org. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  14. Admin. "Member List". The Business Council. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  15. "Council on Foreign Relations". Council on Foreign Relations. Retrieved August 3, 2020.

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