Andrade to head Carrier's APU business

Aug. 16, 2006
Carrier Transciold announced that Eduardo Andrade has been promoted to business manager-Special Products, with responsibility for leading the company's new ComfortPro auxiliary power unit business

Carrier Transciold announced that Eduardo Andrade has been promoted to business manager-Special Products, with responsibility for leading the company's new ComfortPro auxiliary power unit business. In this capacity he will be responsible for providing strategic direction for design, sales, marketing and service.

Earlier this year Carrier announced that it had become the exclusive worldwide distributor of APUs manufactured by Teleflex Inc., under the ComfortPro name.

Andrade, who joined Carrier in 1995, "led the market and product analysis initiatives that culminated in this year's announcement" about the company's move into the APU business.

He has a Bachelor's of Science from Universidade Católica, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, as well a master's degree in mechanical engineering from Purdue University and an MBA from Syracuse University.

For more information, go to www.carrier.transicold.com

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