David Nelson Farr was born on 1955 and is an American business executive.
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16 Facts About David Farr
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David Farr was the chairman and CEO of Emerson Electric Company, a Fortune 500 company.
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David Farr is married to Lelia Far, with whom he has two children, and is a resident of Ladue, Missouri.
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David Farr grew up in Corning, New York, where his father was a math teacher before becoming a plant manager at glassmaker Corning Inc The job moved the family to England, where his mother died from a cerebral hemorrhage when Farr was 18.
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David Farr went to Wake Forest University and graduated with a degree in chemistry in 1977.
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David Farr went on to earn an MBA from the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University in 1981.
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David Farr held various positions upon his initial employment including manager of investor relations, vice president of corporate planning and development, president of the Ridge Tool division and group vice president for the industrial components and equipment business.
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David Farr ascended the corporate ladder serving as president of Emerson Electric Asia-Pacific and then chief executive officer of Emerson's Astec joint venture Astec PLC.
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David Farr eventually became a senior executive vice president and chief operating officer in 1999.
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David Farr was eventually named CEO in October 2000, succeeding Charles F Knight who had held the position for the previous 27 years.
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David Farr currently serves on the board of directors for IBM, the Delphi Corporation, the United Way of Greater St Louis and is a member of The Business Council.
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David Farr aggressively moved Emerson production and design operations to low-cost, low-regulation environments outside the United States, particularly the People's Republic of China.
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David Farr used them to prod Emerson executives to speak during earnings calls.
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David Farr was the 2007 campaign chair for the United Way of Greater St Louis, leading the community to raise a record-breaking $68.
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Emerson has been awarded as well under David Farr's management having been named one of the 100 Best Corporate Citizens in 2004.
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David Farr is married with two children and is a resident of Ladue, Missouri.
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