# Vimal Kapur

> Vimal Kapur is chairman and chief executive officer of Honeywell Technologies. An electronics engineer educated at Thapar Institute in India, he joined a Honeywell joint venture in 1989 and led several operating businesses before becoming CEO in 2023 and chairman in 2024. He oversaw the portfolio transformation that created independent automation, aerospace and specialty-materials companies, and now focuses on industrial automation and AI.

- **Role:** Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Honeywell Technologies
- **Organizations:** Honeywell Technologies, Honeywell Automation India Limited, Business Council, Charlotte Executive Leadership Council, U.S.-India CEO Forum
- **Nationality:** American (Indian-born; publicly describes himself as a U.S. citizen)
- **Education:** Electronics engineering, specialization in instrumentation, Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala, India
- **Known for:** Appointed Honeywell CEO in June 2023 after 34 years with the company., Elected chairman in June 2024., Led the portfolio transformation producing independent Honeywell Technologies, Honeywell Aerospace and Solstice Advanced Materials.

## Career timeline

- **1986** — Graduates from Thapar Institute of Engineering; begins career.
- **1989** — Joins a Honeywell joint venture in India.
- **2006** — Becomes managing director of Honeywell Automation India.
- **2014** — Named president of Honeywell Process Solutions.
- **2018** — Becomes president and CEO of Honeywell Building Technologies.
- **2021** — Becomes president and CEO of Performance Materials and Technologies.
- **2022-07** — Named president and chief operating officer of Honeywell.
- **2023-06** — Becomes Honeywell CEO on June 1.
- **2024-06** — Becomes chairman of the board.
- **2025-10** — Solstice Advanced Materials separation is completed on October 30.
- **2026-06** — Aerospace spin-off completed on June 29; leads Honeywell Technologies.

## Achievements

- Appointed Honeywell CEO in June 2023 after 34 years with the company.
- Elected chairman in June 2024.
- Led the portfolio transformation producing independent Honeywell Technologies, Honeywell Aerospace and Solstice Advanced Materials.
- Led Process Solutions, Building Technologies and Performance Materials and Technologies before becoming COO.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Discussed portfolio transformation, customer contact and a founder’s mindset on Semafor’s CEO Signal, published October 9.
- **2026-08** — Discussed his career, company separation and industrial AI on T. Rowe Price’s The Long View.
- **2026-07** — Honeywell Technologies reported second-quarter results on July 23, including $5.2 billion sales excluding Aerospace Technologies.
- **2026-06** — Honeywell completed the aerospace spin-off on June 29; Kapur continues to lead Honeywell Technologies.

## Links

- Website: https://www.honeywell.com/us/en/company/leadership/vimal-kapur
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vimalkapur

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