Data-Driven Leader with Track Record of Strong
Revenue Generation
CORK,
Ireland, May 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Johnson
Controls (NYSE: JCI), the global leader for smart, healthy and
sustainable buildings, today announced it has appointed
Chris Bontempo as vice president and
chief marketing officer, responsible for marketing strategies
across the enterprise to drive demand generation and enhance brand
equity, including market development, research and planning.
Bontempo joins Johnson Controls from IBM where he spent nearly
20 years in roles of increasing responsibility, most recently as
chief marketing & communications officer, Americas. In that
capacity, he led all aspects of marketing for IBM across
the United States, Canada and Latin
America, with direct responsibility for marketing-sourced
revenue, demand generation and marketing teams.
Bontempo will report to Chairman and CEO George Oliver and serve on the Johnson Controls
executive team, working closely across corporate businesses and
functions to grow market share in products, systems and
services.
"As we continue our transformation and solidify Johnson
Control's position as a comprehensive solutions provider for
commercial buildings, our unwavering focus on solving customer
problems drives our strategy at every stage of the sales cycle,"
said Oliver. "We remain relentlessly focused on leveraging our
digital capabilities to capture those opportunities, and Chris'
unique expertise and understanding of data, AI and the digital
ecosystem will assist us in those efforts. I have full confidence
Chris' experience will greatly enable our global product management
and commercial teams as we connect new and existing customers with
innovative technologies and continue growing demand for our
solutions across smart, healthy, and sustainable buildings."
Bontempo holds a Master of Business Administration from
Columbia Business School and a Bachelor
of Arts degree in European Studies from Amherst College.
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About Johnson Controls:
At Johnson Controls (NYSE:JCI), we transform the environments
where people live, work, learn and play. As the global leader in
smart, healthy and sustainable buildings, our mission is to
reimagine the performance of buildings to serve people, places and
the planet.
Building on a proud history of nearly 140 years of innovation,
we deliver the blueprint of the future for industries such as
healthcare, schools, data centers, airports, stadiums,
manufacturing and beyond through OpenBlue, our comprehensive
digital offering.
Today, with a global team of 100,000 experts in more than 150
countries, Johnson Controls offers the world`s largest portfolio of
building technology and software as well as service solutions from
some of the most trusted names in the industry.
Visit www.johnsoncontrols.com for more information and follow
@Johnson Controls on social platforms.
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