David M. Cote
Business executive and author
David M. Cote is an American businessman who led Honeywell as chairman and CEO. He is the author of Winning Now, Winning Later.
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American Born 1952 in Manchester, United States
About David M. Cote
David M. Cote is an American businessman who worked at General Electric and TRW Inc. before becoming Honeywell's chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) in 2002, after the company was acquired by AlliedSignal. He stepped down as CEO at the end of March 2017. Under his leadership, Honeywell's market capitalization grew from around $20 billion to nearly $120 billion. His book Winning Now, Winning Later is part of the BookBits catalog. Cote has since served as executive chairman of Vertiv Holdings Co, a global provider of data center products and services. He also belongs to the Aspen Economic Strategy Group, and he holds board seats at the Council on Foreign Relations and the Conference of Montreal.