MILWAUKEE -- Jeffrey Augustin has been named corporate controller for Johnson Controls Inc. (JCI). Augustin was elected as a vice president and corporate officer.

In this role, Augustin will focus on the financial performance of the business and be responsible for the company's financial reporting, establishing accounting policies and practices, ongoing Sarbanes-Oxley compliance initiatives, as well as other related functions. He reports to R. Bruce McDonald, vice president and assistant chief financial officer.

Augustin joined Johnson Controls earlier this month after serving as vice president finance and corporate controller for Gateway, Inc. in San Diego, California. He previously held various financial positions with Allied Signal/Honeywell and IBM.

For more information about Johnson Controls, go to: www.johnsoncontrols.com.

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