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Louis Chenevert

Louis R. Chênevert is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of United Technologies Corporation. He was elected to be UTC's CEO in succession of George David and has assumed that role effective April 9, 2008. Chênevert earned a bachelor of commerce degree in production management from the Université de Montréal, École des Hautes Études Commerciales (HEC).

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United Tech Beats Street on Profit, Misses on Sales

United Technologies (NYSE:UTX) disclosed a stronger-than-expected profit for the first-quarter Tuesday, but the world's largest maker of elevators and air conditioner posted sales that missed Wall Street's forecasts.

Despite the mixed picture, shares of the blue-chip conglomerate rose more than 1% ahead of the opening bell.Hartford-based UTC said it earned $1.18 billion, or $1.31 a share, last quarter, compared with a profit of $967 million, or $1.06 a share, a year earlier. Analysts had been calling for EPS of $1.20.Revenue slipped 2% to $12.42 billion, missing the Street's view of $12.71 billion."We continue to deliver earnings growth even as we make transformational changes to our portfolio and invest in game changing technologies," CEO Louis Chenevert said in a statement.UTC said its net sales at its Otis elevators division were flat at $2.77 billion, while sales declined 6.4% to $4.11 billion at its climate, controls and security unit that includes Carrier. Sales at Sikorsky helico...

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