George Minnich

Guilford is an integrated designer and manufacturer of value-added fabrics and engineered products, utilizing a broad range of technologies. One of the world's largest warp knit textile companies, Guilford serves a diversified global customer base in automotive products, technical textiles, apparel fabrics and fibers markets. Guilford Fibers provides fine denier, specialty fibers for the warp knit textile industry. The firm's fabrics are developed not only for their aesthetic design properties but also strict technical performance parameters for process ability and lifetime use. Guilford's Information Services (IS) group is positioned to play a vitally important role in the implementation of Guilford's strategic direction by remaining appropriately ahead of the requirements curve with regard to technical robustness, business efficiencies, and cost management.

ITT Corp. manufactures engineered critical components and customized solutions for the energy, transportation, and industrial markets. It operates through the following segments: Industrial Process, Motion Technologies, Interconnect Solutions, and Control Technologies. The Industrial Process segment manufactures engineered fluid process equipment which serves various customers in global infrastructure industries such as oil and gas, mining, power generation, chemical and other process markets and also provides aftermarket services. The Motion Technologies segment manufactures brake pads, shock absorbers, and damping technologies for the global automotive, truck, trailer, and public bus and rail transportation markets. The Interconnect Solutions segment manufactures a wide range of highly specialized connector products that make it possible to transfer signal and power in various electronic devices that are utilized in aerospace and defense; industrial and transportation; oil and gas; and medical markets. The Control Technologies segment manufactures specialized equipment which includes actuation, valves, switches, vibration isolation, custom-energy absorption, and regulators for the aerospace and defense, and industrial markets. The company was founded by Sosthenes Behn and Hernand Behn in 1920 and is headquartered in White Plains, NY.

Otis Elevator Co. manufactures and maintains elevators, escalators, and moving walkways. The company also offers maintenance and monitoring services to its customers through network of branch offices and service centers. Its products include Gen2, HdroFit, SkyRise and SkyBuild. The company was founded in 1853 and is headquartered in Farmington, CT.

Carrier Corp. manufactures air conditioning, heating, and refrigeration equipment. Its products include residential systems, commercial systems, transport refrigeration, and commercial refrigeration. The company was founded by Willis Haviland Carrier on July 17, 1902 and is headquartered in Jupiter, FL.

United Technologies Corp. engages in the provision of products and services to the building systems and aerospace industries worldwide. It operates through the following business segments: Otis; Carrier; Pratt and Whitney; and Collins Aerospace Systems. The Otis segment designs, manufactures, sells, and installs elevators, escalators, moving walkways, and service. The Carrier segment provides heating, ventilating, air conditioning, and refrigeration solutions. The Pratt and Whitney segment includes aircraft engines for the commercial, military, business jet, and general aviation markets. The Collins Aerospace Systems segment offers technologically advanced aerospace products and aftermarket service solutions for aircraft manufacturers, airlines, regional, business and general aviation markets, military, space and undersea operations. The company was founded in 1934 and is headquartered in Farmington, CT.