Vimal Kapur

Vimal Kapur is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Honeywell Technologies, a global pure-play automation company with a legacy of innovating to help solve the world’s most mission-critical challenges, enhancing the quality of life for people and communities around the world. 

Throughout his tenure as CEO, Vimal has focused relentlessly on accelerating growth and transforming the company’s portfolio, including through approximately $14 billion in accretive acquisitions. He is the architect of Honeywell’s separation into three industry-leading public companies: Honeywell Aerospace, one of the largest publicly traded pure-play aerospace suppliers; Solstice Advanced Materials, a leading pure-play specialty materials company; and Honeywell Technologies, the global leader of the industrial world’s transition from automation to autonomy.

Vimal became CEO in 2023 and Chairman in 2024, previously serving as President and COO of the company. Prior to that, Vimal led three businesses across Honeywell: Performance Materials and Technologies, where he delivered strong growth and built a sustainable technologies platform critical to the energy transition; Building Automation, which he transformed into the company’s high-growth automation leader following the spin-off of Resideo Technologies; and, Honeywell Process Solutions, which he strengthened despite a major oil-and-gas downturn.

He began his career in 1986 and joined a Honeywell joint venture in 1989, eventually becoming the managing director of Honeywell Automation India Ltd. Vimal graduated from Thapar Institute of Engineering in India with a degree in electronics engineering. He is a member of the Business Council, Business Roundtable, Charlotte Executive Leadership Council and U.S.-India CEO Forum.