Key leadership changes at Emerson will become effective June 1, the company says.

D. Scott Barbour will take over as executive vice president of Emerson and business leader of Emerson Network Power Systems, headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. Edward K. Feeney, who has been business leader since 2007, will become chairman of Emerson Network Power Systems. In their new roles, Feeney and Barbour will report to the Office of the Chief Executive.

After beginning his career at Emerson as a program manager in 1989, Barbour held increasingly responsible positions at Copeland Corporation including product planning, residential market manager, and director and vice president of air conditioning marketing respectively.  In 1998 he became executive vice president and later also general manager of the A/C business, and in 2003 was named president of that business.  Since 2008, Barbour has served as president of Emerson Climate Technologies-Asia and was named Group Vice President in 2010. Barbour holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Southern Methodist University and a master's degree in business administration from Vanderbilt University’s Owen Graduate School of Management.

Farr also announced management changes for Emerson Climate Technologies:

Ram R. Krishnan, President of Emerson Climate Technologies' Refrigeration business since 2007, has been named President of Emerson Climate Technologies-Asia and will move to Hong Kong. He joined Emerson in 1994 as a project engineer for Xomox, rising through a series of senior positions with Emerson Process Management Valve Automation and Gas Chromatographs businesses before being named President Emerson Process Management Analytical Liquid in 2005. Krishnan holds a bachelor's degree from Indian Institute of Technology, a master of science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and a master of business administration from Xavier University.

Robert P. Bauer, Group Vice President of Emerson Network Power and President Liebert Corporation, will move to Emerson Climate Technologies to assume duties as President, Refrigeration Division. He began his career at Emerson in 1994 as vice president of marketing for U.S. Electrical Motors, moving to assume duties as President of Control Techniques in 1997, President of Liebert North America in 1998, before advancing to his current leadership position in 2004. Bauer holds a bachelor’s degree from Pennsylvania State University.

"I am confident that these new assignments and responsibilities for our management team will continue to provide a solid foundation to enhance our strong leadership positions in the industries we serve," said David N. Farr, Chairman and CEO, Emerson. "Their combined experience sends a strong message about the commitment of Emerson Network Power and Emerson Climate Technologies to serving our customers' needs.”