News and Notes

JBT Corporation celebrates New York Stock Exchange listing

Charlie Cannon (center), chairman of the board, president and chief executive officer of JBT Corporation is accompanied by JBT Corporation executives and Duncan L. Niederauer, chief executive officer of NYSE Euronext,SM (behind Cannon to the left) on the bell podium.

On Aug. 4, John Bean Technologies (JBT) Corporation rang The Opening Bell^SM at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) to celebrate its Aug. 1 listing. The Chicago-based company began trading on the NYSE under the ticker symbol “JBT” following its spin-off from FMC Technologies, Inc.

The ringing of The Opening Bell represented the final step of JBT Corporation’s spin-off process and marked an initial step in the history of its new company and business segments, JBT AeroTech and JBT FoodTech. Charlie Cannon, president, chairman and chief executive officer of JBT Corporation, was accompanied by company executives and Duncan L. Niederauer, chief executive officer of NYSE Euronext^SM, on the bell podium.

For more information on the spin-off from FMC Technologies, please see the video and letter from Charlie Cannon in this issue, or visit the
JBT Corporation Web site.


The JBT Corporation sign hangs from the New York Stock Exchange on Aug. 4.

JBT AeroTech appoints executive officer

John Lee has joined JBT AeroTech as vice president and division manager. Most recently, he served as president of Carrier Refrigeration, North America, based in Farmington, Conn., U.S.A., a $700 million business unit of United Technologies Corporation, based in Hartford, Conn. Lee worked for United Technologies for 15 years and served in a variety of leadership roles within its Carrier, Pratt & Whitney and Sikorsky Aircraft business units, including assignments in China, Korea and Singapore. Previously, he held marketing and strategic planning positions with Northrop Grumman Corporation, based in Los Angeles, and McDonnell Douglas Corporation, now owned by The Boeing Company, based in Chicago. Lee also served as an officer in the U.S. Army. He is a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., and holds a master’s degree in business administration from the MIT Sloan School of Management in Cambridge, Mass., U.S.A.

JBT AeroTech at Industry Events

Defendory 2008 — Oct. 7-11, 2008; Athens, Greece — Defendory 2008 offers a unique opportunity to meet more than 50 official high-ranking foreign governmental and armed forces delegations from all parts of the world. This year, it will feature a new exhibition venue at the former Athens airport. More than 30,000 participants are expected.

40th Annual Airlift/Tanker Association Convention & Symposium — Nov. 6-9, 2008; Anaheim, Calif., U.S.A — The 40th annual Airlift/Tanker Association Convention & Symposium will bring together approximately 5,000 participants for the association’s air mobility symposium, awards ceremony, social activities and impressive array of aerospace industry exhibits.

Industry Event Recaps

Farnborough International Airshow — Hampshire, U.K. — JBT AeroTech showcased Halvorsen military loaders, aircraft tow tractors, JetAire® preconditioned air units and JetPower® 400 Hz units as part of the largest, most internationally attended aerospace event in the world. During the 60th anniversary, Farnborough Airshow exhibitors announced a total of new orders worth $88.7 billion for some 480 aircraft and equipment systems.


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