Sally Savoia was named vice president, Human Resources, for Praxair in 2002. Savoia joined the company in 1981, holding positions in marketing, operations and quality before being named business manager, merchant gases, North America, in 1989. In 1993, she was named associate director, Investor Relations, and the following year became director of Praxair's worldwide re-engineering and quality programs. She was named vice president and general manager, Helium and Rare gases, in 1996 and became vice president, Healthcare, in 1998. A native of Connecticut, Savoia earned a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Mount Holyoke College and a master's degree in business administration from Harvard University. |