
	Jim Sawyer became executive vice president and chief financial officer of Praxair, Inc. in 2006. He had been senior vice president and chief financial officer since 2003. He is responsible for the company&rsquo;s finance, audit, treasury, accounting, tax, information technology and investor relations functions.

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	Sawyer joined the company in 1985 and became assistant treasurer the following year. In 1986, he was named manager of capital markets planning and three years later became area treasurer for Europe.

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	He was appointed assistant treasurer for Praxair in 1992, vice president and treasurer in 1994, and vice president and chief financial officer in 2000.

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	A native of Greenwich, Connecticut, Sawyer holds a bachelor of science degree in geology and environmental sciences from Wesleyan University, and a master&rsquo;s degree in business administration from the Sloan School of Management at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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	He is a member of the Conference Board&rsquo;s Senior Financial Officers Council and the Financial Executive Institute.
