Kevin C. Foti — President of U.S. Industrial Gases at Praxair

Mr. Kevin C. Foti has been President of U.S. Industrial Gases at Praxair Inc. since 2015. Mr. Foti served as President of NuCO2 LLC. Mr. Foti was responsible for the growth, profitability and return on capital of Praxair's largest industrial gases business and for the continued growth and success of NuCO2, the leading provider of beverage carbonation systems in the United States. He joined Praxair in 1983 as a Sales Applications Engineer, where Mr. Foti progressed through a variety of positions, including National Product Manager for Carbon Dioxide and Global Marketing Manager for helium. He served as Area Sales Director since 2000 and served as its vice president of U.S. North Region, in the Industrial Gases business since 2005. He served as a Vice President of the U.S. East Region, where he covered 21 states in New England, the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast. Mr. Foti served as President of the newly acquired NuCO2 and was responsible for the successful integration and alignment with Praxair operations. During that time, Mr. Foti served as a Vice President of Praxair's U.S. carbon dioxide business. Mr. Foti holds a Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering from Manhattan College and a Master's Degree in Finance from Pace University.