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Anne Roby named president of Praxair Asia
The provider of gases used in III-V compound semiconductor growth aims to expand its presence in Asia.
Anne Roby, currently president of Praxair Electronics, has been named president of Praxair Asia. She will be responsible for the growth and profitability of Praxair’s industrial gases business in China, India, South Korea, and Thailand.
Praxair’s products include gases which are instrumental to III-V epitaxial semiconductor growth.
She will retain responsibility for the global electronics business, which has operations in Asia, Europe and North America.
“Anne’s extensive knowledge of Praxair’s business and capabilities, along with her proven leadership abilities, puts her in a strong position to continue to deepen Praxair’s presence in the important Asian economy,” said Ricardo Malfitano, executive vice president.
Roby joined Praxair in 1991 as a development associate in the company's R&D organisation. She became global marketing manager for chemicals and refining in 1996 and moved to Houston in 1999 to become a pipeline sales and business manager in the North American Industrial Gases business unit.
She was named area director in 2004, responsible for commercial activities related to both pipeline and merchant atmospheric products. In 2006, she became vice president of the U.S. South Region, responsible for business in a seven-state area that includes many of Praxair’s major chemicals and refining customers. She was appointed vice president, Global Sales, for Praxair in 2009, and became president of Praxair Electronics in 2010.
Roby earned a bachelor's degree from Villanova University and a doctorate in chemical engineering from the University of Delaware. She holds four patents for industrial gas applications.
