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.
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
Grand Rapids, Michigan. He went to
Michigan State University
Michigan State University (Michigan State, MSU) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in East Lansing, Michigan. It was founded in 1855 as the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan, the fi ...
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.
Career
Adamczyk started his career with
General Electric in 1988, as an electrical engineer.
He later spent four years at
Booz Allen Hamilton, a consulting firm, followed by positions at
Ingersoll-Rand
Ingersoll Rand is an American multinational company that provides flow creation and industrial products. The company was formed in February 2020 through the spinoff of the industrial segment of Ingersoll-Randplc (now known as Trane Technologies) ...
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
David M. Cote (born July 19, 1952) is an American businessman. Cote previously worked for General Electric and TRW Inc.Beetz, Kirk H. "Cote, David M. 1952–." ''International Directory of Business Biographies''. Ed. Neil Schlager. Vol. 1. De ...
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
Foreign Policy Association’s Corporate Social Responsibility Award. He is a member of
The Business Roundtable
The Business Roundtable (BRT) is a nonprofit lobbyist association based in Washington, D.C. whose members are chief executive officers of major United States companies. Unlike the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, whose members are entire businesses, BRT ...
,
The Business Council, and
Council on Foreign Relations
The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) is an American think tank
A think tank, or policy institute, is a research institute that performs research and advocacy concerning topics such as social policy, political strategy, economics, mi ...
.
See also
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List of chief executive officers
References
External links
Official Honeywell page
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1966 births
Living people
American chief executives of Fortune 500 companies
Honeywell people
Harvard Business School alumni
Michigan State University alumni
Syracuse University College of Engineering and Computer Science alumni
Polish emigrants to the United States