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Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

Company: Emerson Industry: Technology

Ram Krishnan is Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Emerson, an engineer by trade with nearly 30 years at the company. Previously Group President of Final Control, Ram led the division through the successful US $ 3.1bn acquisition of Pentair’ s valves and controls business, alongside earlier roles across Asia and refrigeration.

Title: Senior Executive Vice President, Operations and Performance

Company: Thales Industry: Aerospace & Defence

Philippe Knoche is Chief Operating Officer at Thales, having previously served as Chief Executive Officer of industrial giants Orano and Areva. Philippe led the transformation of Areva into Orano through comprehensive restructuring, stabilisation and renewed growth, and chaired the World Nuclear Association from 2020 to 2022.

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