ST. PAUL, Minnesota, 12. März 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- 3M (NYSE: MMM) gab heute bekannt, dass William M. "Bill" Brown mit Wirkung zum 1. Mai 2024 zum Chief Executive Officer ernannt wurde. Er tritt die Nachfolge von Michael Roman an, der ebenfalls mit Wirkung zum 1. Mai 2024 zum Executive Chairman des Board of Directors von 3M ernannt wird.

"Bills starke Erfolgsbilanz als CEO eines globalen Technologieunternehmens macht ihn zur richtigen Führungskraft für 3M", sagte Roman. "Er bringt einen reichen Erfahrungsschatz in den Bereichen strategische Führung, Innovation und operative Exzellenz zu 3M. Ich freue mich auf die Zusammenarbeit mit ihm, um in meiner neuen Rolle als Executive Chairman auf unserer Dynamik aufzubauen."

"Ich freue mich über die Gelegenheit, dieses ikonische, globale Unternehmen zu leiten", sagte Brown. "Das Unternehmen hat unter Mikes Führung bedeutende positive Veränderungen durchlaufen, und ich freue mich darauf, als CEO auf diesen Fortschritten aufbauen zu können, und dafür zu sorgen, dass 3M seine Produkte weiterhin für seine Kunden, Aktionäre, Mitarbeitenden und Gemeinden auf der ganzen Welt liefert."

Bill Brown, 61, ist ehemaliger Vorstandsvorsitzender und Chief Executive Officer von L3Harris Technologies, einem globalen Innovator für Lösungen im Bereich Luft- und Raumfahrt sowie Verteidigungstechnologie. Er war von Juni 2019 bis Juni 2022 als Chief Executive Officer und Chairman und dann als Executive Chair für das Unternehmen tätig. Brown war zuvor Chairman, President und Chief Executive Officer der Harris Corporation, bevor diese 2019 mit L3 Technologies fusionierte. Zur Harris Corporation kam er als President und Chief Executive Officer im November 2011. Vor seiner Tätigkeit bei der Harris Corporation war Brown 14 Jahre lang bei der United Technologies Corporation (UTC) in verschiedenen Führungspositionen tätig.

Brown hat einen Bachelor- und Master-Abschluss in Maschinenbau von der Villanova University sowie einen MBA von der Wharton School der University of Pennsylvania. Er ist ehemaliger Vorsitzender des Board of Governors der Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) und ehemaliges Mitglied des Executive Committee der AIA.

Roman wird zukünftig den Vorsitz des Board of Directors von 3M innehaben und Einblicke aus seinen mehr als 35 Jahren bei 3M in die strategische Ausrichtung des Unternehmens als Executive Chairman of the Board einbringen. Seit Juli 2018 ist er CEO von 3M.

3M gab auch bekannt, dass der Verwaltungsrat auf das obligatorische Rentenalter von 65 Jahren für Roman und Brown verzichtet hat.

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