UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 3, 2004
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
(exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-812 | 06-0570975 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
One Financial Plaza
Hartford, Connecticut 06103
(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
(860) 728-7000
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Item 5. Other Events
On February 3, 2004, United Technologies Corporation issued a press release announcing that two vice presidents were designated to assume the duties of Stephen F. Page as Chief Financial Officer following his retirement on April 14, 2004. James E. Geisler has been named vice president, finance. Gregory J. Hayes has been named vice president, accounting and control.
Item 7. Exhibits
The following press release is annexed as an Exhibit:
| Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release, dated February 3, 2004, issued by United Technologies Corporation. |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION (Registrant) | ||||
| Date: February 4, 2004 |
By: | /s/ Debra A. Valentine | ||
| Debra A. Valentine Vice President, Secretary and Associate General Counsel | ||||
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
| Exhibit Number |
Exhibit Description |
Page | ||
| 99.1 |
Press release, dated February 3, 2004, issued by United Technologies Corporation | 1 | ||
Exhibit 99.1
| Contact: |
Peter Murphy | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | ||
| (860) 728-7977 | www.utc.com |
UTC names James Geisler Vice President, Finance and
Gregory Hayes Vice President, Accounting and Control
HARTFORD, Conn., February 3, 2004 – United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX) today announced the appointments of two vice presidents to assume the responsibilities of Chief Financial Officer Stephen Page when he retires this April 14th at the company’s annual meeting.
James E. Geisler, 37, currently the corporation’s director, financial planning and analysis is named vice president, finance and Gregory J. Hayes, 43, currently the corporation’s controller, is named vice president, accounting and control. Geisler and Hayes will report to UTC’s Chairman and CEO George David.
“I am pleased to announce these important changes in UTC’s finance function. They reflect extensive and successful efforts over the last decade to build our capabilities internally, and I am confident we are in great shape in this important function and especially our divisional CFO positions,” David said. “Steve Page leaves us in good hands. All of us at UTC appreciate his tremendous contributions over this decade and wish him and his wife Judy many happy years ahead.”
UTC’s Financial Planning and Analysis, Treasury, Investor Relations, and Shared Business Services functions will report to Geisler. The Control, Internal Audit, Sarbanes-Oxley, and Taxation functions will report to Hayes.
Geisler joined UTC in1993 at its Pratt & Whitney unit, and later served as the corporation’s director, investor relations before heading up UTC’s FP&A function. He earned an MBA degree from the Darden School at the University of Virginia in 1993 and previously a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Kentucky.
Hayes joined UTC with the Sundstrand merger in 1999. He had held several financial positions at Sundstrand including vice president, finance for Sundstrand Aerospace. He became vice president, financial planning and analysis for Hamilton Sundstrand’s Aerospace Systems unit effective with the merger in 1999. He became UTC’s vice president and controller in April 2003. He earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from Purdue University in 1982, and he is a Certified Public Accountant.
United Technologies Corp., based in Hartford, Conn., is a diversified company providing a broad range of high technology products and services to the building systems and aerospace industries worldwide through its seven companies: Otis Elevator, Carrier, Chubb, UTC Power, Pratt & Whitney, Hamilton Sundstrand and Sikorsky Aircraft.
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