Airgas Celebrates 25 Years on the NYSE (Photo by Ben Hider/NYSE Euronext)
On Wednesday, December 14, Airgas, Inc. visited the New York Stock Exchange to celebrate 25 years of listing on the NYSE. Since its initial public offering in December 1986, Airgas stock has delivered a compound annual return of 18% to its shareholders, twice that of the S&P 500 and outperforming 97% of the S&P 500 constituents during that time. Associates from a variety of Airgas business units, representing the customer service commitment that is the heart of Airgas, joined Airgas Chairman and CEO Peter McCausland on the podium to ring the closing bell.
CNBC Squawk Box
Airgas & the Downturn
Wed 14 Dec 11 | 08:15 AM ET
The strategy behind Airgas' growth in a slow economic environment, with Peter McCausland, Airgas CEO.
NYSE Closing Bell
Airgas, Inc. Celebrates 25 Years of Trading
Wed 14 Dec 11 | 04:00 PM ET
Airgas Chairman and CEO Peter McCausland brings the day's trading to a close by ringing the NYSE Closing Bell. Corporate Profile
Airgas, Inc. (NYSE: ARG), through its subsidiaries, is the largest U.S. distributor of industrial, medical, and specialty gases and hardgoods, such as welding equipment and supplies. Airgas is also one of the largest U.S. distributors of safety products, the largest U.S. producer of nitrous oxide and dry ice, the largest liquid carbon dioxide producer in the Southeast, the fifth largest producer of atmospheric merchant gases in North America, and a leading distributor of process chemicals, refrigerants and ammonia products.
Airgas Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Peter McCausland founded the company in 1982. Through nearly 400 acquisitions and internal growth, Airgas has built the largest national distribution network in the U.S. packaged gas industry. More than 14,000 employees work in approximately 1,100 locations including branches, retail stores, packaged gas fill plants, cylinder testing facilities, production facilities, specialty gas laboratories, and distribution centers. Airgas markets its products through multiple sales channels including branch-based sales representatives, retail stores, strategic customer account programs, telesales, catalogs, eBusiness and independent distributors. Airgas’ national scale and strong local presence offer a competitive edge to its diversified customer base.
Management
Peter McCausland
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Michael L. Molinini
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Robert M. McLaughlin
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Robert A Dougherty
Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Leslie J. Graff
Senior Vice President, Corporate Development
Dwight T. Wilson
Senior Vice President, Human Resources
Robert H. Young Jr.
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Board of Directors
Peter McCausland (1)
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Age 61, Airgas Director since 1987
John C. van Roden, Jr. (1) (2) (4)
Presiding Director, Airgas Inc.
Age 62, Airgas Director since 2006
John P. Clancey (4)
Chairman Emeritus, Maersk Inc.
Age 66, Airgas Director since 2010
James W. Hovey (3) (4)
President, The Fox Companies
Age 65, Airgas Director since 1999
Robert L. Lumpkins (2)
Chairman, The Mosaic Company
Age 67, Airgas Director since 2010
Ted B. Miller, Jr. (4)
President, 4M Investments, LLC
Age 59, Airgas Director since 2010
Michael L. Molinini
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Airgas, Inc.
Age 61, Airgas Director since 2012
Paula A. Sneed (2) (3)
Former Executive Vice President of Global Marketing Resources and Initiatives, Kraft Foods
Age 63, Airgas Director since 1999
David M. Stout (1) (3) (4)
Former President, Pharmaceuticals, GlaxoSmithKline
Age 57, Airgas Director since 1999
Lee M. Thomas (1) (3)
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Rayonier, Inc.
Age 67, Airgas Director since 1998
Ellen C. Wolf (2)
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, American Water
Age 57, Airgas Director since 2008
(1) Executive Committee
(2) Audit Committee
(3) Governance and Compensation Committee
(4) Finance Committee
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