Company Website:
http://www.xyleminc.com
RYE BROOK, N.Y. -- (Business Wire)
Xylem Inc. (NYSE:XYL), a leading global water technology company, today
announced that Jayanthi (Jay) Iyengar has joined the Company as Senior
Vice President and Chief Innovation and Technology Officer, effective
June 12, 2015. In this newly created position, Iyengar will lead the
Company’s global R&D, technology and innovation activities. Reporting to
Xylem President and Chief Executive Officer, Patrick Decker, she will
work closely with the senior leadership team to evaluate the
technological landscape and accelerate the Company’s customer-driven
innovation agenda to drive growth. Iyengar will be based at the
Company’s global headquarters in Rye Brook, N.Y.
“Breakthrough technology and innovation together will be a significant
growth engine for Xylem,” said Decker. “The combination of Jay’s deep
technological expertise, strong business acumen and proven track record
of successfully managing global R&D organizations will help us
accelerate the development and execution of our innovation pipeline.
Importantly, Jay brings a passion to the advancement of sustainable
solutions through technology that aligns well with Xylem’s mission to
solve the world’s most challenging water issues. We are very pleased to
welcome Jay to Xylem and look forward to her significant contributions.”
Iyengar joins Xylem from Eaton Corporation, a global power management
company, where she most recently served as Group Vice President,
Engineering and Technology for the company’s Aerospace Group, and Chief
Technology Officer. In that role, she forged strategic relationships
with external constituencies to develop and align Eaton’s technology
portfolio with customers’ current and future needs. She also led the
global engineering organization charged with the complete product life
cycle. Previously, Iyengar held a series of increasingly responsible
leadership roles over her 15 years at Chrysler Group, including Global
Director, Electrified Powertrain and Senior Manager and Chief Engineer,
Hybrid Development Center. She has also served on the board of the IEEE
Vehicular Technology Society.
Iyengar earned a Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Mysore
University in Karnataka, India, and two Master’s degrees in mechanical
engineering, one from Indian Institute of Technology in Mumbai and the
other from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan.
About Xylem
Xylem (XYL) is a leading global water technology provider, enabling
customers to transport, treat, test and efficiently use water in public
utility, residential and commercial building services, industrial and
agricultural settings. The company does business in more than 150
countries through a number of market-leading product brands, and its
people bring broad applications expertise with a strong focus on finding
local solutions to the world’s most challenging water and wastewater
problems. Xylem is headquartered in Rye Brook, New York with 2014
revenues of $3.9 billion and approximately 12,500 employees worldwide.
Xylem was named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index for the last three
years for advancing sustainable business practices and solutions
worldwide.
The name Xylem is derived from classical Greek and is the tissue that
transports water in plants, highlighting the engineering efficiency of
our water-centric business by linking it with the best water
transportation of all -- that which occurs in nature. For more
information, please visit us at www.xylem.com.
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