Randy Kramer was named senior vice president, Global Sales, in 2007. Kramer joined the company in 1979 and held positions in procurement, materials management, business management, sales and sales management before being named director, global account management, in 1996. In 1997 he became director, Global Procurement, and led a major procurement reengineering initiative. He was appointed vice president, global carbon dioxide product and services, in 1999 and also was responsible for food and everage marketing and sales in the U.S. He rejoined the Procurement organization as vice president in 2000 and was appointed senior vice president, Sales, in 2001. In 2004, Kramer has appointed president of Praxair Europe. |