Johnson Controls Elects New Director

Battery, integrated seating and interior systems supplier Johnson Controls announced the election of Eugenio Clariond Reyes- Retana to the company's Board of Directors. Mr. Clariond, 61, is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Grupo IMSA S.A., an industrial conglomerate specializing in steel, aluminum and plastic products.

MILWAUKEE, WI — Battery, integrated seating and interior systems supplier Johnson Controls announced the election of Eugenio Clariond Reyes- Retana to the company’s Board of Directors. Mr. Clariond, 61, is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Grupo IMSA S.A., an industrial conglomerate specializing in steel, aluminum and plastic products. His election increases the size of the Johnson Controls Board of Directors to 13 members.

Clariond serves as a director of Grupo Industrial Saltillo S.A., Chaparral Steel, Navistar (International) Corp., Grupo Financiero Banorte S.A., The Mexico Fund and Banco Latinoamericano de Exportaciones (BLADEX).

Clariond is well known for his personal commitment to sustainable development and serves as vice chairman of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, along with a number of other global conservancy organizations. He is a member of the Governing Board of Monterrey Tech (ITESM) and the Advisory Board of the College of Business Administration at the University of Texas at Austin.

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