Robert Zafari named President of Trane Europe, Middle East, Africa and India Region (EMAIR)

Robert replaces Gerard Lavery, who was recently appointed to the role of Vice President-TCS global operations and product management.

In this role, Robert will have full accountability for the profit and loss of all TCS products, business streams and country operations across the region. Robert will join the core team of the TCS global leadership team.

Most recently, Robert has served as Ingersoll Rand president of the Security Technologies business sector for the Europe Served Area (ESA). In this role, Robert delivered an outstanding track record of dramatic growth in both revenue and income for the business. He has laid out an exciting strategic plan and built a solid regional leadership team for Security Technologies.

Prior to joining the Security Technologies business Robert served as president of Compact Vehicle Technologies, and earlier as vice president of Productivity Solutions and General Manager in the Industrial Technologies sector of Ingersoll Rand.

Mike Lamach, President, Trane Commercial Systems, stated:

"Robert's track record as a general manager serving Europe and the Middle East, along with his substantial contributions to the Ingersoll Rand enterprise, position him well to continue the successful growth and development of the TCS business across the region."

Before joining Ingersoll Rand in 2000, Robert held sales, marketing and general management positions with Legrand, Texas Instrument and ABB.

Robert received a Bachelor Degree in Business Administration from Schiller International University in London, UK and a Master Degree in Business Administration from the University of San Diego, CA, USA.