January 8, 2010 (FinancialWire) — Honeywell (NYSE: HON) has named Kevin Burke, the chairman, president, and chief executive officer of Consolidated Edison, Inc. (NYSE: ED), to its board of directors. He will serve on the Audit and Retirement Plans Committees.

Burke joined Con Edison in 1973 and has held positions in system planning, engineering, law, nuclear power, construction, and corporate planning. He served as senior vice president, with responsibility for customer service and for Con Edison’s electric transmission and distribution systems.

In 1999, Burke was elected president of Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc., a subsidiary of Con Edison. He was elected president and chief operating officer of Consolidated Edison company of New York in 2000, was appointed president and chief executive officer of Consolidated Edison, Inc. in 2005, and elected chairman in 2006.

Burke serves on the boards of directors of a number of industry organizations, including the American Gas Association, the Edison Electric Institute, and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority.

New Jersey-based Honeywell International offers aerospace products and services; control technologies for buildings, homes and industry; automotive products; turbochargers; and specialty materials.

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