Chief Operating Officer
Emerson
     
　　

Edward L. Monser was named Chief Operating officer ("COO") of Emerson in November 2001. He has more than 20 years of experience in senior operational positions at Emerson and has played key roles in establishing the company as a leader in the process industry and expanding its international presence.
　　
　　As COO, Monser is responsible for Emersons day-to-day business activities and all of Emersons international business activities, which includes acquisitions, business development, investments, and strategic planning. In the past 16 years, Monser has visited China for more than 80 times and has managed Emersons numerous transfers of patented technologies and products to the country for manufacturing. He has served as chairman of the Far East Beijing Rosemount Company Ltd. and coordinated the joint venture of Emersons Rosemount division and Far East Instrument Company/ Beijing Instrument Industry Holding Company.  He also leads Emersons Asia-Pacific Procurement Office and works as a senior advisor of Beijing Instrument Industry Holding Company, Ltd.
　　
　　From 1996 to the year before he became COO, Monser was president of Rosemount which is one of the largest divisions of Emerson.  Under his leadership, Rosemount developed a range of innovative "smart" measurement and analytical devices for the process industry and expanded its services and solutions capabilities. Monser also led Rosemount to yield significant operational efficiency in recent years.
　　
　　Monser began his career as a senior engineer at Rosemount in 1981. After serving in several engineering management positions, he was named Rosemounts Director of Technology in 1987. Two years later, he became Director of New Products and Technology. Monser went on to hold vice president positions overseeing several critical operations at Rosemount before becoming its Executive Vice President and General Manager.
　　
　　Monser received a bachelors degree in electrical engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology in 1980. He also has a bachelors degree in education from Eastern Michigan University. Monser is a member of the board of trustees for the Eisenhower Fellowships, is the vice chairman of the US-China Business Council, and is a member of the Economic Development Board for Guangdong Province. A resident of St Louis, he is married and has four children.

Emerson

Founded in St. Louis, Missouri, USA in 1890, Emerson (NYSE: EMR), is a global technology and engineering leader, developing and delivering innovative solutions for customers worldwide in commercial, industrial and consumer markets.   With over 60 divisions around the world, employing more than 136,000 employees, Emerson operates 274 manufacturing locations worldwide and markets products in 150 countries. 

Emerson helps provide customers with a distinctive competitive edge through its innovative products and solutions through its eight business platforms of Network Power, Process Management, Industrial Automation, Climate Technologies, Storage Solutions, Professional Tools, Motor Technologies and Appliance Solutions.  Sales in fiscal 2006 were US$20.i billion, this year also marked the 50th consecutive year of dividend increases for Emerson. Consistently one of Fortune Global 500 and US 500 companies, Emerson has been recognized as "Americas Most Admired Companies" by Fortune, and ranked second in the electronics industry category.  Emerson has also been recognized as one of Chinas Top Employers 2007  in the Shanghai region for its highly regarded creating an operating environment in which people can and do make a difference.

China is among the fastest-developing regions for Emersons businesses.  Since 2002, China has been the second largest market for the company next to the US.  In fact, Emerson entered China as early as the late 1970s through a technology transfer, and in 1992 the company established its first wholly foreign owned enterprise in China.  In October 1993, Emerson Electric (China) Holdings Co., Ltd was formed, and became the first US firm ever to set up a company of an investment nature headquartered in Shanghai.  Thereon, Emersons investments have grown substantially in China.

Today, Emerson has set up more 30 legal entities in China, thirty of which are manufacturing facilities, and located in over 10 cities:  Shanghai, Shenzhen, Suzhou, Fuzhou, Beijing, Tianjin, Qingdao, Jiangmen, Chengdu, Luoding, Shenyang, Nanjing, Zhangzhou and Zhangzhou.  Emerson has also established a number of engineering centers in locations including Shenzhen, Suzhou, Qingdao, Shanghai, Nanjing and Xian.  In addition, Emerson has been expanding and strengthening its Asian procurement presence in China.

In December 2004, Emerson signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with the Standardization Administration of China, establishing a framework for cooperation which includes research, formulation and revision of energy efficiency standards and regulations, holding symposiums, as well as introducing key energy efficiency standards and regulations from other countries to the local market to be used and adopted by local experts.  Emersons collaboration with the Chinese government continued through further promoting energy efficiency and conservation in China.  The companys partnership programs with local universities include several MBA scholarship programs, research sponsorships for PhD candidates and internships.  Emerson also deploys its executives as visiting professors and guest speakers to various academic institutions.

Emerson has a long-standing commitment to its corporate citizenship efforts in China, such as Project Hope education scheme, Lifeline Express program, Beijing Olympics 2008, Shanghai Special Olympics 2007 and various other volunteer programs. 

In addition, Emersons Chairman and COO have been appointed as economic advisors to the Jiangsu and Guangdong provinces respectively, to share their growth and development experience with the local government.  
　　
　　
Emerson in Guangdong

One of Emersons key investment focuses in China is Guangdong Province where Emerson not only made its earliest and largest investment, but also has its biggest workforce. Since the establishment of the Emerson Electric (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. in Baoan in 1992, over ten manufacturing facilities located in cities like Shenzhen, Zhongshan, Jiangmen and Luoding have been set up.

Emerson has invested in two major divisions in Guangdong, the first is Astec Electronics Co., Ltd. and the second is Avansys Power, the latter being renamed the Emerson Network Power Co., Ltd. in June 2002.  During 2004-2005, the Emerson Industrial Park is set up in the Fuyong district of Shenzhen, where the manufacturing operations and strategic development of Astec and Emerson Network Power are being furthered to new heights at this new facility. Artesyn Technologies, a division of Emerson Network Power since April, 2006, is a world leader in the design, manufacture, and sale of power conversion and embedded board solutions.

Emerson is actively engaged in the evolution of technology communication and setting up a number of engineering centers, esp. in Shenzhen including TOD, Astec, Emerson Network Power and Emerson Appliance Solutions Shenzhen. Emersons technology engineering centers have the dual purpose of developing products based on new and advanced technologies and nurturing and training the distinguished intellectual talent that will create the next-generation technology.   The Shenzhen-based Emerson Network Power Co., Ltd. is an excellent example of Emersons research commitment put into practice.  By May 2005, this division has applied for 548 patents and where more than 300 are approved.  Astec is also looking to foster further research talent in Guangdong by sponsoring related programs and research at the South China University of Technology.

Editor: Yan