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David P. Hess
President
Pratt & Whitney


David P. Hess became president of Pratt & Whitney, a division of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX), on Jan. 1, 2009. He is responsible for the company’s global operations in the design, manufacture and service of aircraft engines, space propulsion systems and industrial gas turbines. With an installed engine base of 67,000, an unmatched global service network, and strong partnerships in building and servicing engines, the company reported revenues of $12.6 billion in 2009.

Hess joined Pratt & Whitney after four years as president of Hamilton Sundstrand, the United Technologies division where he began his professional career in 1979. Under his leadership, the company won major systems contracts on the Boeing 787, Airbus A380, F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, Mitsubishi Regional Jet, Embraer regional jet family and Sikorsky’s CH-53K helicopter. Before becoming president, Hess headed the company’s Aerospace Power Systems business segment, with responsibility for the Air Management Systems, Power Systems and Electric Systems divisions as well as HS Nauka of Russia and Nord-Micro of Germany.

Prior to that, he served as vice president and general manager of Hamilton Sundstrand’s Air Management and Power Systems division, with oversight of the auxiliary power unit, environmental control system and fan product lines; as vice president of Environmental Control Systems, responsible for all environmental control system product lines; and as general manager of Hamilton Standard Commercial Aircraft Electronics Inc. in Colorado Springs, Colo.

Hess holds a bachelor’s degree in physics from Hamilton College and a bachelor’s and master’s degree in electrical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He was awarded an MIT Sloan Fellowship in 1989 and earned a master’s degree in management in 1990.


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Singapore is known for its hot and humid weather, with little variation throughout the year. The average daytime temperature is 31ºC (88ºF), dropping to around 24ºC (75ºF) in the evenings. The monsoon season can bear down pretty heavily on our tropical weather from November onwards, so be prepared for rain on a daily basis during this period.

Singapore voltage is 220 – 240 volts AC, 50 cycles per second.

The currency used in Singapore is the Singapore dollar (S$). Money changing services can be found not only at the Singapore Changi Airport but also most shopping centres and hotels around the island. You can also access the automated teller machines (ATMs) located everywhere (even in the most obscure bits) in Singapore, that accept most of the main credit cards such as Visa, MasterCard and American Express.

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