Burnell appointed president of Invensys Process Systems, North America

Foxboro, MA—Invensys Process Systems reports that Virginia Burnell has been appointed president of the company's North America operations.

By Control Engineering Staff February 1, 2005

Foxboro, MA— Invensys Process Systems reports that Virginia Burnell has been appointed president of the company’s North America operations. She previously served in a variety of managerial and executive positions at Honeywell International, including VP and GM of Honeywell Hi-Spec Solutions, where she led Honeywell’s global advanced software applications business. More recently, Burnell served as VP and COO of PAS Inc., which manufactures process control alarm management software.

‘Ginny possesses the ideal combination of industry knowledge, management excellence, and personal drive needed to help lead Process Systems on its path toward industry leadership,’ said Michael Caliel, president of Invensys Process Systems. ‘In the months and years ahead, we will lean heavily on her leadership qualities to help unlock the unmatched capabilities resident within Invensys’ Foxboro, Triconex, SimSci-Esscor, Avantis, and Wonderware brands.’

Burnell holds a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Kent State University. She is married and lives in Houston, TX.

Invensys Process Systems, a business unit of Invensys plc, provides products, services and solutions for the automation and optimization of industrial process plants. Invensys Process Systems includes brands, such as Foxboro, Triconex, SimSci-Esscor, Avantis, and Wonderware, which are installed in more than 100,000 plants worldwide. These range from small hybrid and batch plants to the world’s largest refineries, gas plants, petrochemicals plants, power plants, and pulp and paper mills.

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