Executive Compensation  

Biography
Mr. McGlade joined Air Products in 1976 and subsequently held various positions within its gases business, including both domestic and international assignments. He was named General Manager of the Chemical and Process Industries Division in 1994 and Vice President of the division in 1996, where he led the growth of the Company's premier position in hydrogen. In 2001, he became General Manager and Vice President of the Performance Materials Division. He was named Group Vice President, Chemicals Group in 2003, with global responsibility for the chemicals group, industrial gas and chemicals manufacturing, and Environment, Health, Safety and Quality. He was appointed President and Chief Operating Officer of Air Products in October 2006. He assumed the position of Chief Executive Officer on October 1, 2007 and Chairman in April 2008. Mr. McGlade serves on the Board of Directors of the American Chemistry Council. He also is a member of the Lehigh University Board of Trustees and the Society of Chemical Industry.