Air Products Appoints Julie O’Brien Corporate Sustainability Manager
Air Products announced the appointment of Julie O’Brien to the position of corporate sustainability manager.
In this new role, O’Brien is responsible for developing and managing the company’s sustainability initiatives, practices and reporting worldwide. She will work with senior business and functional managers and Air Products’ Sustainability Council to drive achievements against the company’s sustainability growth strategy and improvement targets.
O’Brien joined Air Products in 1986 as a production engineer. Since then, she has served in a number of roles in environmental technology, corporate communications, and product safety, including leading Air Products’ Responsible Care® implementation and managing the company’s Responsible Care Management System (RCMS) certification. Most recently, O’Brien managed product safety global regulatory compliance and ISO9001 and FDA compliance for gas products.
Pat Loughlin, vice president, Environment, Health, Safety and Quality and chair of Air Products’ Sustainability Council, noted that creation of the corporate sustainability manager role is directly tied to the company’s commitment to engage stakeholders and continuously improve its sustainability performance. “As we work to provide innovative gas and technology solutions to meet pressing market needs, Julie’s strong background and experience in managing a variety of sustainability-related issues will help us drive against our targets and pursue our best sustainability opportunities,” he said.
O’Brien graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1986 with a B.S. in chemical engineering and from Lehigh University in 1996 with an M.S. in civil (environmental) engineering.
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