Honeywell announced that Frans van Deursen, a business leader with more than 30 years’ experience in business leadership, has been appointed president, Turkey and Central Asia (Azerbaijan, Georgia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan). He replaces Orhan Genis who will be retiring from Honeywell after 28 years of service, the last 6 years as president. In this new role based in Istanbul, Turkey, Frans van Deursen is responsible for growing Honeywell’s business across Turkey and Central Asia, and ensuring customers in the region can benefit from the latest connected technologies that improve safety, security, efficiency and productivity across a wide range of industries. Reporting to Shane Tedjarati, Honeywell president of Global High Growth Regions, Frans joined Honeywell in July 2010, holding a variety of senior business and leadership roles and was, most recently, president, Honeywell Iran.