Why is executive management presence in India important for Honeywell?
Mikkilineni: Emerging regions, such as India, will continue to play an important role in the company’s growth, both in terms of sales and research and development. Today, approximately 50 percent of Honeywell’s sales and employees are located outside of the United States. We have three research and development labs in India where we’re creating some of the company’s most interesting next generation innovations that span most of the industries and sectors where the company conducts business. The expansion of my role will help Honeywell drive the changes necessary to significantly improve the effectiveness of our R&D, engineering, and operations globally. What have been the recent innovations at Honeywell India? Honeywell has identified areas such as safety, security, and energy efficiency as the macro trends that will drive the market. We are working on innovations that address all these areas. For instance, our industrial energy management service is a “smart” remote energy monito
