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Gardner Denver and Ingersoll Rand Industrial Segment Finalize Merger to Form a Global Leader in Mission-Critical Flow Creation and Industrial Technologies
DAVIDSON, N.C., March 2, 2020 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --

- Gardner Denver combined with Ingersoll Rand Industrial to provide a stronger, 
broader portfolio of mission-critical industrial, energy, medical and specialty 
vehicle products and services. 
- Newly combined company now named "Ingersoll Rand Inc." 
- Integration efforts on track to deliver $250 million in synergy efficiencies. 
- Ingersoll Rand will operate with a four-segment reporting structure, 
effective immediately. 
- Three existing members of the Ingersoll Rand Board of Directors join seven 
existing Gardner Denver directors to form the newly combined Ingersoll Rand 
Board of Directors. 

Gardner Denver Holdings, Inc. completed the merger with the Ingersoll Rand 
Industrial segment at the end of the day on Saturday, February 29, 2020. The 
newly combined company, named Ingersoll Rand Inc. ("Ingersoll Rand"), will 
begin trading Monday, March 2, on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol 
"IR".

"Today's milestone transforms our potential to generate extraordinary long-term 
value for our employees, customers, shareholders and communities," said Vicente 
Reynal, CEO, Ingersoll Rand. "Fueled by our employees' ownership mindset, we 
operate from a customer-centric culture, as we know they lean on us to help 
make life better. We are enthusiastic that now, as a stronger company, we can 
deliver more comprehensive solutions and services across the globe."

The merger of Gardner Denver and Ingersoll Rand Industrial positions the new 
Ingersoll Rand as a global leader in mission-critical flow creation and 
industrial technologies. With more than 16,000 employees globally, the combined 
company produces mission-critical flow creation systems, including air 
compressors, pumps, blowers, the well-known Club Car brand of electric vehicles 
and systems for fluid management, loading and material handling.

Ingersoll Rand Financial Reporting Segments

Effective immediately, Ingersoll Rand will operate as four reportable segments: 

1.     Industrial Technologies and Services

The Industrial Technologies and Services segment will include a combination of 
the Ingersoll Rand Industrial Compression Technologies and Services (CTS) 
business and the Gardner Denver Industrials business, which will be managed 
through three regional business units, Americas, Asia Pacific and Europe, 
Middle East, India and Africa (EMEIA). Industrial Technologies and Services 
EMEIA will also include Gardner Denver's EMCO Wheaton Fuel Systems and Runtech 
businesses. 

In addition, the Industrial Technologies and Services segment will include:

- A new Pressure and Vacuum Solutions business unit that includes brands and 
offerings with a significant Engineered-to-Order (ETO) focus, including Nash, 
Garo, Ingersoll Rand Industrial Multi-stage Gear (MSG) Centrifugal Compressors, 
Gardner Denver Custom Engineered Products (CEP) and EMCO Wheaton Loading 
Systems. 
- The Power Tools and Lifting business unit. 

2.     Precision and Science Technologies

This segment will include Ingersoll Rand's Industrial Precision Flow Systems 
(PFS) business unit as well as Gardner Denver's Medical business unit and 
Gardner Denver's Specialty Pumps.

3.     High Pressure Solutions

High Pressure Solutions will include Gardner Denver's Petroleum and Industrial 
Pump business.

4.     Specialty Vehicle Technologies

This segment will consist of Ingersoll Rand's Industrial Club Car business. 

Ingersoll Rand Board of Directors

Ingersoll Rand has also appointed its three newest board members, Kirk E. 
Arnold, Gary D. Forsee and Tony L. White, who will commence their board service 
effective immediately. They are joining pre-merger Gardner Denver board members 
Chairperson Peter M. Stavros, Elizabeth Centoni, William P. Donnelly, John 
Humphrey, Marc E. Jones, Vicente Reynal and Joshua T. Weisenbeck to form the 
new Ingersoll Rand board. 

Arnold brings leadership in critical areas such as entrepreneurship, employee 
engagement and ownership, technology and demand generation. She is currently an 
executive-in-residence for General Catalyst Ventures, where she works with 
management teams to help drive growth, and is a senior lecturer at the MIT 
Sloan School of Management. Arnold previously served as CEO of Data Intensity, 
COO at Avid, and CEO and President of Keane, Inc. Her knowledge and experience 
will be critical to Ingersoll Rand's talent development initiatives, which are 
foundational to the company's long-term strategy. 

With broad operational and financial knowledge, Forsee brings substantial 
experience to all aspects of the company's business. Forsee's experience as 
chairman and CEO of Sprint Nextel Corporation will provide the company with 
insights on markets being driven by technological change. In addition, as the 
past President of the University of Missouri System, he will bring invaluable 
guidance to Ingersoll Rand as it develops and executes on its talent, financial 
and operational plans. 

White's 13 years as chairman and CEO of advanced-technology life sciences firm 
Applied Biosystems Inc. and 26 years in various leadership positions at Baxter 
International, Inc. provides Ingersoll Rand with an expert on innovation as a 
source of growth. His extensive management experience will provide the company 
substantial expertise across all aspects of operational, talent and financial 
affairs. White's board membership and knowledge related to biotechnology and 
healthcare delivery systems will benefit the company generally, and 
specifically with respect to its medical business. 

About Ingersoll Rand Inc. 

Ingersoll Rand Inc. (NYSE:IR), driven by an entrepreneurial spirit and 
ownership mindset, is committed to helping make life better. We provide 
innovative and mission-critical industrial, energy, medical and specialty 
vehicle products and services across 40+ respected brands designed to excel in 
even the most complex and harsh conditions where downtime is especially costly. 
Our employees connect to customers for life by delivering proven expertise, 
productivity and efficiency improvements. For more information, visit 
www.IRCO.com. 

SOURCE Ingersoll Rand