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Rick Kenny was named vice president, Global Operations Excellence, in 2006. He is responsible for replication of best practices in reliability, process and efficiency improvements, and cost-reduction programs among operations groups worldwide. Kenny joined the company in the mechanical equipment engineering group in 1974, and subsequently held assignments in plant engineering support, maintenance management and plant management. Following a series of operations and engineering field assignments, he was named standard plants operations manager for the North American business in 1990 and manager of operations engineering in 1997. In 1999, he became director, efficiency processes, in the Global Production Excellence organization. He joined Praxair Europe as director, Safety and Operations, in 2002. Kenny earned a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering from Pennsylvania State University. Praxair is the largest industrial gases company in North and South America, and one of the largest worldwide, with 2006 sales of $8.3 billion. The company produces, sells and distributes atmospheric, process and specialty gases, and high-performance surface coatings. Praxair products, services and technologies bring productivity and environmental benefits to a wide variety of industries, including aerospace, chemicals, food and beverage, electronics, energy, healthcare, manufacturing, metals and others. More information on Praxair is available on the Internet at www.praxair.com | 