John M. Trani was chairman and chief executive officer of Stanley Black & Decker from 1997 until his retirement in 2003. He was also the president and CEO of General Electric Medical Systems from 1986 to 1996. [1] He graduated from Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute with a B.S. degree in engineering and also holds an M.A. from New York University. [2] [3] [4] [5]
A chief operating officer (COO), also called a chief operations officer, is one of the highest-ranking executive positions in an organization, composing part of the "C-suite". The COO is usually the second-in-command at the firm, especially if the highest-ranking executive is the chairperson and CEO. The COO is responsible for the daily operation of the company and its office building and routinely reports to the highest-ranking executive—usually the chief executive officer (CEO).
The New York University Tandon School of Engineering is the engineering and applied sciences school of New York University. Tandon is the second oldest private engineering and technology school in the United States. The school dates back to 1854 when its predecessor institutions, the University of the City of New York School of Civil Engineering and Architecture and the Brooklyn Collegiate and Polytechnic Institute, were founded. The school was renamed in 2015 in honor of NYU Trustees Chandrika and Ranjan Tandon following their donation of $100 million to the school.
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