Date: Feb 04, 2013 Source: (
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Cleveland, Ohio, February
4
, 2013
--
Chart Industries, Inc. ("Chart") (NASDAQ: GTLS)
today
announced that Norman
R.
McCombs
,
S
enior
V
ice
P
resident
at
AirSe
p Corporation
("AirSep
"), a wholly
-
owned subsidiary of Chart,
has been awarded
The National Medal of
Technology and Innovation. The National Medal of Technology and Innovation is the
nation's highest honor for technological achievement, bestowed by the
P
r
esident of the
United States on America's leading innovators.
A picture of Mr. McCombs receiving the
award from the President at a ceremony held at the White House
on February 1, 2013
can be
found on Chart's website at
www.chartindustries.com
.
The medal is awarded annually to individuals, teams, companies or divisions of companies
for their outstanding contributions to
U.S.
economic, environmental and social well
-
being.
The purpose of the National Medal of
Technology and Innovation is to recognize those who
have made lasting contributions to America's competitiveness, standard of living, and quality
of life through technological innovation, and to recognize those who have made substantial
contributions to st
rengthening the nation's technological workforce.
Mr. McCombs is a pioneer in the field of oxygen separation technology, responsible for 40
patents during his career. He created
one of the
primary technolog
ies
used in today's oxygen
concentrators, which h
ave enabled countless people around the world to enjoy a better quality
of life through oxygen therapy
. Products stemming from Mr. McCombs inventions can be
found all over the world in various applications,
including
portable oxygen delivery systems
for fi
eld hospitals in Iraq and Afghanistan,
p
ersonal portable units
greatly improving the
quality of life of
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases (COPD) patients,
and
the medical
clinic at the base camp on Mount Everest
, among many others
.
"Chart and AirSe
p are proud to
have
Norm
McCombs
as
a key member of our team
and
congratulate him on this well
-
deserved honor," said Sam Thomas, Chairman, Chief
Executive Officer and President of Chart.
"
We
are fortunate to have
Norm's technological
capability,
but more
importantly
his high integrity
and commitment to
continuous
improvement
serve
as a role model for everyone at Chart.
"
Chart is a leading independent global manufacturer of highly engineered equipment used in
the production, storage and end
-
use of hyd
rocarbon and industrial gases. The majority of
Chart's products are used throughout the liquid gas supply chain for purification, liquefaction,
distribution, storage and end
-
use applications, the largest portion of which are energy
-
related.
Chart has domes
tic operations located across the United States and an international presence
in Asia, Australia and Europe. For more information on Chart visit:
http://www.chartindustries.com
.
For more information, click he
re:
http://ir.chartindustries.com/
.
CONTACT:
Matthew J. Klaben
Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary
216
-
626
-
1216
matt.klaben@chart
-
ind.com
