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David Nelson Farr (born 1955) is an American business executive. He was the chairman and CEO of Emerson Electric Company, a Fortune 500 company. Farr has worked at the company since 1981 and retired as CEO on Feb 5, 2021. He is married to Lelia Far, with whom he has two children, and is a resident of Ladue, Missouri.
David Farr may refer to: David Farr (businessman), American businessman; David Farr (theatre director), British writer and director
David Farr (born 29 October 1969) is a British writer, theatrical director and Associate Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company.
David Farr is a British TV and film writer, producer and director, known for The Night Manager, Hanna and The Ones Below. He was born in 1969 in Guildford, Surrey, England and has won two Emmys and eight other awards.
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Farr was named chairman, president and chief executive officer in 2005 and chairman and chief executive officer in 2010, positions he held until his retirement in 2021. He is the former chairman of the National Association of Manufacturers and is a former director of the U.S.-China Business Council.
Dec 4, 2020 · The Covid Crisis Taught David Farr the Power and Limits of Leadership. Nine months with Emerson Electric, a manufacturing giant, show the firm knocked off course by the pandemic. The CEO...
Jan 27, 2011 · Meet David Farr, chairman and CEO of Emerson Electric. He's the man who turned a 115 year-old, inward looking company into a global conglomerate. At the height of the recession he told Barrack Obama that his firm wouldn't hire anyone in the US.
