Allentown-based Air Products, an industrial gases company, recently appointed Kurt Lefevere and Francesco Maione to the role of group president, effective Nov. 1.
Lefevere, the current president of Air Products Asia, was appointed Americas group president, and Maione, the current president of Americas, Helium and Rare Gases, has been appointed EMEA and Asia group president.
In their new roles, Lefevere and Maione will have responsibility for complementary regional and global business portfolios. They will work with executive leaders to drive performance in their respective portfolios and create development opportunities.
“These appointments reflect our confidence in Kurt and Francesco and the depth of leadership talent across Air Products,” Eduardo Menezes, Air Products CEO, said. “Their industry expertise, global perspectives, and deep knowledge of Air Products will help us profitably grow our industrial gases business, accelerate in areas of strength, and extend our reach and competitiveness. This structure also more closely connects our project delivery capabilities with the businesses and customers they support.”
Air Products operates in approximately 50 countries and had fiscal 2025 sales of $12 billion. It supplies essential industrial gases, related equipment and applications expertise to customers in the chemicals, electronics, manufacturing, medical and food, metals, refining, and other industries.