Ingersoll-Rand plc (NYSE: IR), Swords, Ireland, has tapped Susan K. Carter as senior vice president and CFO, effective September 27. Carter joins Ingersoll Rand from KBR Inc., a global engineering, construction and services business, where she served for four years as executive vice president and CFO.
Carter succeeds Steve Shawley, who will stay with the company during a transitional period and retire before the end of the year. Shawley has been with Ingersoll Rand and Thermo King, a brand of Ingersoll Rand, for 20 years, serving as CFO for the last five.
Prior to joining KBR, Carter was executive vice president and CFO at Lennox International Inc. Her 30 years of experience includes prior financial leadership positions at Cummins Inc., Honeywell International, Crane Co. and DeKalb Corp.