LEHIGH
VALLEY, Pa., Aug. 4, 2022
/PRNewswire/ -- Air Products (NYSE: APD) today announced that
Simon Moore, vice president of
Investor Relations, Corporate Relations and Sustainability, has
elected to retire from Air Products at the end of March 2023 following a distinguished 33-year
career with the Company.
A search for Moore's successor has commenced, and the Company
will ensure a smooth and seamless transition of
responsibilities.
"Simon informed me of his decision to retire at the end of
March 2023, and I want to acknowledge
and thank him for the continued, vital role he plays leading our
engagement with investors, communities, and a variety of
sustainability-focused stakeholders," said Seifi Ghasemi, Air Products' Chairman, President
and CEO. "As we seek his successor, Simon will continue to provide
his deep knowledge and expertise in support of our growth strategy
and the many opportunities ahead for Air Products. I am grateful
for his hard work, leadership and dedication to creating
shareholder value."
"After 33 years with the Company, I can honestly say the
combination of Air Products' strong industrial gas base business
and its global, first-mover hydrogen projects puts Air Products in
a unique position of strength," Moore said. "I remain very excited
about Air Products' leadership in driving the Energy Transition –
and the tremendous opportunities this continues to create for our
employees, investors, customers and many other stakeholders. I look
forward to supporting the search for my successor and to a smooth
transition process as Air Products carries those strengths
forward," he added.
Moore joined Air Products in 1990 as a Merchant Gases sales
representative in Los Angeles. In
1995 he transferred to the Company's headquarters to support
hydrogen onsite business development, and in 1998 he relocated to
Houston, where he was named
Tonnage business manager of the West Gulf Coast pipeline system.
Moore relocated to Taiwan in 2004
when he was named director, fab development for Electronics and
then global director, Electronic Materials, in 2007. He returned to
headquarters in 2010 as director, Investor Relations. He became
responsible for Corporate Relations in 2016 and Sustainability in
2020.
About Air Products
Air Products (NYSE:APD) is a world-leading industrial gases
company in operation for over 80 years. Focused on serving energy,
environment and emerging markets, the Company provides essential
industrial gases, related equipment and applications expertise to
customers in dozens of industries, including refining, chemical,
metals, electronics, manufacturing, and food and beverage. Air
Products is also the global leader in the supply of liquefied
natural gas process technology and equipment. The Company develops,
engineers, builds, owns and operates some of the world's largest
industrial gas projects, including: gasification projects that
sustainably convert abundant natural resources into syngas for the
production of high-value power, fuels and chemicals; carbon capture
projects; and world-scale low- and zero-carbon hydrogen projects
supporting global transportation and the energy transition.
The Company had fiscal 2021 sales of $10.3 billion from operations in over 50
countries and has a current market capitalization of about
$55 billion. More than 20,000
passionate, talented and committed employees from diverse
backgrounds are driven by Air Products' higher purpose to create
innovative solutions that benefit the environment, enhance
sustainability and address the challenges facing customers,
communities, and the world. For more information, visit
www.airproducts.com or follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter,
Facebook or Instagram.
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harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on management's
expectations and assumptions as of the date of this release and are
not guarantees of future performance. While
forward-looking statements are made in good faith and based on
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are reasonable based on currently available information, actual
performance and financial results may differ materially from
projections and estimates expressed in the forward-looking
statements because of many factors, including risk factors
described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended September 30, 2021.
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