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Gleeson to leave AIRAH, search is on for new CEO
leading voice on indoor air quality, particularly during the pandemic period.
AIRAH’s president Paul Jackson, thanked Gleeson for his leadership and commitment to AIRAH’s members and the HVACR sector dur- ing very challenging times.
Jackson said Gleeson’s considerable experi- ence and future-focused vision have delivered outstanding outcomes for the organisation and for the broader community working in the built environment.
“Tony is leaving AIRAH in a position of great strength, after working closely with the board to set a bold, ambitious agenda for strategic trans- formation, and for personally leading invest- ment in employee
culture and experi- ence,” Jackson said.
“Although the board and his team will miss him enor- mously, we know Tony will continue to be a part of AIRAH’s commu- nity and a leading voice across all fac- ets of the profession.
“In the near term, Tony will play a key role in ensuring a smooth handover and onboarding pro- cess for the new CEO. This is a great opportunity for a new leader to contribute to creating an Australian HVACR industry that is highly skilled and professional, safe, sustainable and environ- mentally effective.”
AIRAH will now begin the process of recruit- ing a new Chief Executive Officer.
ABOVE: Tony Gleeson is leaving in early 2023.
THE AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE
OF REFRIGERATION, AIR CONDITIONING AND HEATING (AIRAH) HAS ANNOUNCED ITS CEO TONY GLEESON, WILL BE STEPPING DOWN IN EARLY 2023.
APPOINTED TO THE position of CEO in 2016, Gleeson’s major achievements include the expansion and digitisation of AIRAH’s knowl- edge assets such as the Design Application (DA) manual series, successful advocacy for the com- pulsory registration of engineers, promoting women in STEM, establishing AIRAH’s mem- bership of Standards Australia, establishing and chairing the $18M Innovation Hub for Affordable Heating and Cooling (i-Hub), and being a
Trane inks low carbon steel deal
TRANE TECHNOLOGIES WILL reduce the carbon impact of its industry-leading, sustain- able HVAC solutions by purchasing low-carbon
steel from primary sup- plier Nucor Corporation and US Steel.
The steel will be used in U.S. manufacturing
LEFT: Trane Technologies chair and CEO, Dave Regnery.
operations to build Trane’s high-efficiency heat pumps and air conditioners for homes, and thermal management systems for commercial buildings such as schools and data centres.
Trane Technologies chair and CEO, Dave Regnery, said the deal is another step for- ward in the company’s journey to net zero HVAC solutions.
“Our partnerships with Nucor Corporation and U. S. Steel will make our products even more sustainable as we continue to decarbon- ize our full value chain – from the raw materi- als we use, to our own operations, to the
lifecycle impact of our products and services around the world,” he said.
Representing 20 perc cent of Trane Technologies’ annual steel purchase, the low-carbon steel is nearly 80 per cent less carbon intensive than traditional blast fur- nace steel.
With this purchase, the company expects to reduce nearly 16,000 metric tonnes of carbon annually with a reduction of 120,000 metric tonnes by 2030.
The steel industry currently accounts for eight per cent of global carbon emissions..
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AIRAH will appoint a new CEO in the new year.
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