Darius Adamczyk (born February 8, 1966) is an American businessman. He is the chairman and

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(CEO) of

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, an American multinational conglomerate.

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. His family settled in

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. He went to

Michigan State University Michigan State University (Michigan State, MSU) is a public land-grant research university in East Lansing, Michigan. It was founded in 1855 as the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan, the first of its kind in the United States. It ...

to study electrical and computer engineering, where he received his bachelor's degree. He received a master's degree in computer engineering from

Syracuse University Syracuse University (informally 'Cuse or SU) is a Private university, private research university in Syracuse, New York. Established in 1870 with roots in the Methodist Episcopal Church, the university has been nonsectarian since 1920. Locate ...

, and an MBA from

Harvard University Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of highe ...

Career

Adamczyk started his career with

General Electric General Electric Company (GE) is an American multinational conglomerate founded in 1892, and incorporated in New York state and headquartered in Boston. The company operated in sectors including healthcare, aviation, power, renewable ene ...

in 1988, as an electrical engineer. He later spent four years at

Booz Allen Hamilton Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (informally Booz Allen) is the parent of Booz Allen Hamilton Inc., an American management and information technology consulting firm, headquartered in McLean, Virginia, in Greater Washington, D.C., with 8 ...

, a consulting firm, followed by positions at

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PLC and Metrologic. In 2008, Adamczyk was CEO of Metrologic Inc when Honeywell purchased the holding company for $720 million. After the purchase, Adamczyk joined Honeywell's executive team. He became president of Honeywell Process Solutions in 2012. After two years in this role, he then became president and CEO of Honeywell Performance Materials and Technologies in 2014. 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. 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." President Trump selected Adamczyk to join the Great American Economic Revival Industry Groups.

Awards and Memberships

The Carnegie Corporation of New York honored Adamczyk with 2019 Great Immigrant Award. Adamczyk was awarded the

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’s Corporate Social Responsibility Award. He is a member of

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References

External links

Official Honeywell page
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Early life and education

Career

Awards and Memberships

See also

References

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