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Edward L. Monser, the #1 International Bestselling author of The Straight-Line, has served as president of Emerson since 2010. In this role, he drives the company’s international growth opportunities and global shared service organizations. He has more than 30 years of experience in senior operational positions at Emerson and has played key roles in globalizing the company. Monser is a member of the company’s Office of the Chief Executive and served as Emerson’s chief operating officer from 2001-2015.
Monser began his career as a senior engineer at Rosemount in 1981. Rapidly promoted, he was named director of technology in 1987. He went on to hold vice president positions overseeing several critical operations at the Rosemount division before being named president of Emerson’s Rosemount business unit in 2001. Under his leadership, Rosemount developed a range of innovative “smart” measurement and analytical devices for the process industry, expanded its service and solutions capabilities, and implemented significant operational efficiencies.
Ed is in great demand because of his expertise in successively promoting international trade. He is a member and a current vice chairman of the U.S.-India Business Council, and he serves on the advisory Economic Development Board for China’s Guangdong Province and the board of advisors for South Ural State University in Chelyabinsk, Russia. He also serves on the board of trustees for the international exchange program for mid-career professionals. He is a past board member and a past vice chairman of the U.S. China Business Council.
In the St. Louis community, Monser has served on the boards of directors or trustees for several educational, civic, and charitable organizations, including Ranken Technical College (current chairman) and the Midwest Cargo Hub Commission (vice chairman). In addition, he is a member of the boards of trustees of Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago and its Armour College of Engineering (chairman). He started his life as a teacher and one of his passions is growing the executive leadership group in Emerson and beyond. Additionally, Monser serves on the board of directors for Air Products and Chemicals Inc., a company that provides gases and related services for the energy, electronics, and manufacturing sectors.
Monser received a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology in 1980. He also has a bachelor's degree in education from Eastern Michigan University and is an alumnus of the executive education program at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business.
Ed has four children of whom he is extremely proud and has recently given birth to a 1968 Corvette Stingray. You will know when he is near you because of the beautiful (and loud) song of the engine.
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