In Good Company

Johnson Controls’ US$15m CEO does his own laundry, and dishes

Mr George R. Oliver was in Singapore recently to open his firm’s new offices at Galaxis, in the One North area.  ST PHOTO: JASON QUAH
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There’s something to be said about these well-grounded CEOs that even when they talk arcane language connected to building technology, such as HVAC and GWP – short for heating, ventilation and air conditioning, and global warming potential, respectively – you tend to lean forward and listen keenly.

Johnson Controls’ chief executive officer George R. Oliver is one such person.

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