BNET Industries
- Private
- CA
Dow Jones Description
Plumbing Fixtures & Supplies Whslr
President
Susan MileusnichNumber of Employees 100
Contact Information
2480 Stanfield Rd
Mississauga, Ontario L4Y 1S2
(905) 949-4800
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services: 541611
Recent Events
-
American Standard Brands Launches Online Repair Parts Store
-
American Standard Brands Announces New Personnel Appointments
News & Analysis
Filter by
american standard inc. and storage - All News and Analysis
Furniture in the bath. (Storage Solution).(American Standard Companies Inc.)(Brief Article)
"Interior decorators and homeowners have done a super job of furnishing other rooms in the house," says American Standard director of design Gary Uhl, "and now they are using more and more furniture in the bath." American ...
Propane Fuel Depot. (New Products).
American Standard Manufacturing, Inc. has introduced an innovative new addition to its line of propane cylinder storage and handling products. The "Pit Stop" Propane Fuel Depot is an ergonomically engineered storage and handling system desi American Standard Manufacturing, Inc. has introduced an innovative new addition...
Herman Miller Marketplace-Zeeland, Michigan: Rooftop Comfort System Contributes to LEED Gold Rating
Herman Miller, Inc. is a leading global provider of office furniture and services for the workplace. Products include office furniture, storage equipment, office architecture components, and systems for information management. The firm also has a longstanding commitment to green building design, being one of the original sponsors of the U.S....
Hybrid Plant and Storage System Give DuPage County Ultimate Flexibility
DuPage County Governmental Complex includes 12 buildings totaling .5 million square feet. The chillers that serve the facility are located in the power plant building that dates back to 1970. The county recently completed an upgrade of the chiller plant and chilled water distribution system. The project involved replacing three...
Thermal Storage Retrofit Reduces Costs for Federal Building
This 27-story structure is located in downtown Pittsburgh and was constructed in 1963. A wide range of federal government agencies occupies the building. The original 30-year old chiller plant consisted of two 990-ton centrifugal chillers equipped with open drives and reduction gears. By modern standards, the chillers were of comparatively...
Johnston County Schools-Johnston County, North Carolina: Air-Cooled Chillers, Ice Storage Provide Lifetime Savings for School System
Johnston County is the fastest growing school district in the state, with an enrollment of 23,000, and adding over 1,000 students per year. The primary advantage of ice storage for the school system is to solve the cooling problem. Today, all of the school buildings are air conditioned, a process...
Ice Storage Passes the Test at ETS Campus
ETS is an internationally recognized organization that creates, administers and evaluates a wide range of educational placement and achievement tests including the SAT, the Graduate Record Examination GRE and the Test of English as a Foreign Language TOEFL. ETS moved to this site in 1956 and has an experienced facilities...
Halliburton Company: Carrollton, Texas - Dallas Complex Adopts Central Plant Thermal Storage, Low Temp Operation
Halliburton Company upgraded the entire comfort system at its campus at 2601 Beltline Road in Carrollton, Texas. The one million square foot facility on the northwest edge of the Dallas metropolitan area includes a variety of large buildings that house administrative, manufacturing, heat-treating, data processing and warehouse functions. The improvements...
Johnston County Schools: Johnston County, North Carolina - Air-Cooled Chillers, Ice Storage Provide Lifetime Savings for School System
The Johnston County Schools rely on air conditioning systems. Today, Johnston County is the fastest growing school district in the state, with an enrollment of 23,000, and adding over 1,000 students per year. The growth is attributable to its location within the growing Raleigh metropolitan area, and along the growing...
- 1
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Susan Mileusnich | President |
| Lawrence Costello | Senior Vice President, Human Resources |
| Mary Gustafsson | Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary |
| David Modi | Vice President, Government and Public Affairs |
| Edward Schlesinger | Vice President and General Auditor |
| R. Bruce Fisher | Vice President, Strategic Planning and Investor Relations |
| Sally Robling | Vice President, Marketing |
| Chuck Collins | |
| John A. Batsch | |
| Mary Beth | Juris Doctor |
| Steven E. Anderson | International Consultant and Trainer |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| James F. Hardymon | Board of Directors |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| American Standard Inc. | President | Current |
Lawrence (Larry) Costello is senior vice president, human resources for American Standard Companies Inc., having joined the company in July 2000. Prior to joining American Standard, he worked for Campbell Soup Company where he was corporate vice president for global human resources. He spent 12 years with Pepsico Inc., where he held the positions of vice president - personnel for Pepsico Foods International and vice president - personnel for Frito Lay, Inc. Larry was also a partner in HRC Consultants for six years. Larry holds a bachelor's degree in administration from New Jersey-based Rider College.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| American Standard Inc. | Senior Vice President, Human Resources | Current |
| American Standard Companies, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Human Resources | Current |
| Frito-Lay, Inc. | Vice President, Personnel | Former |
| Campbell Soup Company | Corporate Vice President for Global Human Resources | Former |
| PepsiCo, Inc. | Vice President, Personnel | Former |
| Hrc Consultants Inc | Partner | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| American Standard Companies, Inc. | Senior Vice President | Current |
| American Standard Inc. | Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary | Current |
| First Solar, Inc. | Vice President, General Counsel | Current |
| American Standard Companies, Inc. | Secretary | Current |
| Honeywell Corporation | Chief Counsel | Former |
| Honeywell International Inc. | chief counsel | Former |
| American Standard Companies, Inc. | Chief Counsel for Trane | Former |
| American Standard Companies, Inc. | General Counsel | Former |
| Honeywell Corporation | Counsel | Former |
| First Solar, Inc. | General Counsel | Former |
| The University of Michigan Law School | Juris Doctor degree | Former |
| Boston University | Bachelor's Degree In English Literature | Former |
David (Dave) Modi is vice president of government and public affairs for American Standard Companies, having joined the company in January 2003. He is responsible for shaping and leading the $9.5 billion company's public policy initiatives globally, representing American Standard's viewpoint on legislation and regulations that affect its businesses. Dave has more than 20 years' experience in public and government affairs. He joins American Standard from Georgia Pacific Corporation, a leading global manufacturer and distributor of tissue, pulp, paper, packaging, building products and related chemicals, where he served most recently as vice president of government affairs. During his 12-year career with Georgia Pacific, Modi directed the company's U.S. lobbying activity, developed its political action committee and led an array of diverse, high profile issue management projects including Superfund legislation. Earlier in his career, he worked for DuPont, the science and technology company, as an environmental attorney and lobbyist. A graduate of the University of Iowa, Dave holds a law degree from the University of North Carolina.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| American Standard Inc. | Vice President, Government and Public Affairs | Current |
| American Standard Companies, Inc. | Vice President | Current |
| Georgia-Pacific Corporation | Current | |
| The University of North Carolina | Law Degree | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| American Standard Companies, Inc. | Vice President | Current |
| American Standard Inc. | Vice President and General Auditor | Current |
| American Standard Inc. | Manager | Former |
| American Standard Companies, Inc. | Assistant Controller | Former |
| American Standard Inc. | Assistant Controller | Former |
| American Standard Inc. | Analyst | Former |
| General Instrument Corporation | Senior Financial Analyst | Former |
| American Standard Companies, Inc. | General Auditor | Former |
| St. John's University | MBA | Former |
| Montclair State University | Bachelor's Degree In Finance | Former |
Bruce Fisher is vice president of strategic planning and investor relations for American Standard Companies, having joined the company in July 2000. Before coming to American Standard, Bruce spent 23 years with the former AlliedSignal where most recently he was vice president of Amorphous Metals, a global business that sells energy-efficient materials to the electrical, electronics and other advanced technology industries. During his career, Bruce held marketing, business planning and progressively more responsible finance positions with various AlliedSignal divisions and corporate office. Bruce is a graduate of the University of Virginia. He received an MBA from the College of William and Mary.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| American Standard Companies, Inc. | Vice President of Strategic Planning | Current |
| American Standard Inc. | Vice President, Strategic Planning and Investor Relations | Current |
| Honeywell International Inc. | vice president of Amorphous Metals | Former |
| College of William & Mary | MBA | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| American Standard Companies, Inc. | Chief Marketing Officer | Current |
| American Standard Inc. | Vice President, Marketing | Current |
| American Standard Companies, Inc. | Vice President | Former |
| Campbell Soup Company | Vice President | Former |
| Campbell Soup Company | General Manager of Global Beverages | Former |
| Kraft Foods Inc. | Managing Brand Name Products | Former |
| University of Virginia | MBA | Former |
| Princeton University | Graduate | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Barrett Distribution | Operations Manager | Current |
| American Standard Inc. | Current | |
| Johnson Controls, Inc. | Current |
John Batsch joined HBE in 2003 and currently serves as Director of Operations for VISCOM Products Inc. and Director - Public Sector for HBE. As the Director of Operations for VISCOM, he oversees the operations within the division, including coordination of system design, production, installation and maintenance. As Director - Public Sector for HBE, he is responsible for coordination of installation, service and maintenance for security at the Port Authority's metropolitan area airports and the wireless infrastructure at the MTA's city tunnels. Throughout his 30 plus year career, Mr. Batsch has held various line and staff positions in both the security and wireless industries at Mosler Safe Company, a division of American Standard; Advanced Mobile Phone Service, subsidiary of AT NYNEX Mobile Communications Inc.; Mobile Communications Company of America (MCCA) and AeroComm Inc., a division of IFCI. Mr. Batsch has an undergraduate degree in Business Management from Western New England College, attended numerous advanced management/post graduate courses in finance and management, plus augmented his management background with technical courses from New Jersey Institute of Technology and the US Air Force.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Viscom Products Inc. | Director of Operations | Current |
| American Standard Inc. | Current | |
| Western New England College | Undergraduate Degree In Business Management | Former |
Mary Beth has a bachelor's degree in English Literature from Boston University, and a Juris Doctor degree from The University of Michigan Law School.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| American Standard Inc. | Juris Doctor | Current |
| Boston University | Bachelor's Degree In English Literature | Former |
Mr. Anderson serves as an international consultant and trainer to global companies in matters of senior leadership development. Mr. Anderson served as National Partner-in-Charge-Industries of KPMG LLP and as a member of that firm's Management Committee from November 1990 until he retired in 1994. He became a partner of the firm in 1977, having joined in 1967.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| American Standard Inc. | International Consultant and Trainer | Current |
| American Standard Inc. | Chair, Audit Committee | Current |
James Hardymon joined Investcorp as an Advisory Director to the private equity team in 2002. James is the former CEO of Textron, Inc. Previously, he was the President and CEO of Emerson Electric. James is a seasoned manufacturing executive with over 40 years of experience across a variety of industries including aircraft, automotive and industrial. The companies led by James are legends for execution, operating performance, profitability and shareholder growth. During his tenure Emerson and Textron were very acquisitive, performing more than 50 acquisitions. James is a member of the Board of Directors of Air Products and Chemicals, Lexmark International, Circuit City Stores, American Standard and Schneider Electrics.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Investcorp, Inc. | Advisory Director | Current |
| Investcorp | Advisory Director, New York | Current |
| Wabco Holdings Inc. | Chairman | Current |
| Ivtm | Director | Current |
| Circuit City Stores, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Investcorp, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Air Products Company | Board of Directors | Current |
| American Standard Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Lexmark International, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Lexmark International Middle East Fz LLC | Committee Member | Current |
| Emerson Electric Co. | CEO | Former |
| Textron Inc. | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Emerson Electric Co. | President | Former |
| Textron Inc. | President | Former |
| Textron Inc. | Chief Operating Officer | Former |
| Emerson Electric Co. | Coo | Former |
| Textron Inc. | Chairman | Former |
| NYSE Group, Inc. | Chairman | Former |
| University of Kentucky | Chairman of Board | Former |
| American Standard Companies, Inc. | Director | Former |
| Emerson Electric Co. | Vice Chairman | Former |
| Textron Inc. | Director | Former |
| Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
| Emerson Electric Co. | Director | Former |
| University of Kentucky | B.A. and M.S. Degrees In Civil Engineering | Former |
Industry Transcripts by Seeking Alpha
-
Casella Waste Systems Inc. F2Q10 (Qtr End 10/31/09) Earnings Call Transcript
on Dec 03, 2009about CWST
-
51jobs Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
on Nov 23, 2009about JOBS
-
NetEase Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
on Nov 18, 2009about NTES
-
Franklin Covey Co. F4Q09 (Qtr End 08/31/09) Earnings Call Transcript
on Nov 16, 2009about FC
-
Cellcom Israel Ltd. Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
on Nov 16, 2009about CEL
IndustryTop Rated
- Google Offers Free Downloads of a Million Books 11 votes
- InsideView Disrupts Legacy Business Info Publishers Like Hoover's 9 votes
- Mobile is the New Mass Medium, For Better or Worse 8 votes
- As Income Mobility Falls, American Dream Fades 7 votes
- Flat World Knowledge: A Disruptive Business Model 6 votes


