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Johnson Controls Elects Rose as VP of Corporate Development and Strategy

16 December 1999

Johnson Controls Elects Darlene Rose as Vice President of Corporate Development and Strategy JOHNSON CONTROLS - DARLENE ROSE Darlene Rose, Vice President of Corporate Development and Strategy. (PRNewsFoto)[KI] MILWAUKEE, WI USA 12/14/1999    

    MILWAUKEE, Dec. 14 -- Johnson Controls, Inc.
today announced the election of Darlene Rose as Vice President of Corporate
Development and Strategy, and as a corporate officer.
    (Photo:  http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/19991214/MNTU022 )
    Ms. Rose has served as Director of Corporate Benefits and Payroll since
1994, and has held management positions in audit, financial planning and
information technology since 1980.  She joined the company in 1969.  Ms. Rose
is a Certified Public Accountant, and holds an MBA from Keller Graduate School
of Management and a BA in Business Administration from the University of
Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
    She succeeds William P. Killian, who will retire in March after 23 years
with the company.  Mr. Killian will remain with Johnson Controls until then to
support the transition.
    Johnson Controls, Inc. is a global leader in automotive systems and
facility management and control.  In the automotive market, it is a major
supplier of seating and interior systems, and batteries.  For non-residential
facilities, Johnson Controls provides building control systems and services,
energy management and integrated facility management.  Johnson Controls,
founded in 1885, has headquarters in Milwaukee, Wis.  Its sales for 1999
totaled US$16.1 billion.