Honeywell announced the appointment of Peter Lau as President and CEO of its Industrial Automation business, effective October 15, 2025.
A former President of Honeywell's Security, Fire and Electrical Products businesses, Lau is returning to succeed Lucian Boldea, who is departing the company at the end of the month to pursue another opportunity. Lau will be based in Charlotte, N.C., and will report to Vimal Kapur, Chairman and CEO of Honeywell.
Lau most recently served as President and CEO of FARO Technologies and as a member of the company's Board of Directors, guiding a strategic transformation that ultimately led to its successful acquisition. Lau also strengthened the company's position as a leader in 3D measurement, imaging and realization technology by committing to operational excellence, delivering a set of customer-driven products and solutions to accelerate growth.
In his prior role at Honeywell, Lau led three of the company's global businesses, which focused on global security and the detection and control of fire and life safety solutions. During that time, he helped shift our offerings from hardware to software-based solutions, expanded our global footprint and strengthened our commercial capabilities. Throughout his career, Lau also held senior leadership roles at Hubbell, General Electric and Catalyst Nutraceuticals. He holds a B.S. degree in Business Administration from Northeastern University.
"We are delighted to welcome Pete back to Honeywell," said Vimal Kapur, Chairman and CEO of Honeywell. "He brings deep industry knowledge, a passion for our business and a strong track record of driving growth—all of which will help fuel innovation and create value for our customers."
Kapur added: "We are grateful to Lucian for his leadership and dedication to positioning our Industrial Automation business for the next chapter of growth and wish him well in future endeavors."
Honeywell recently announced an evaluation of strategic alternatives for its Productivity Solutions and Services ("PSS") and Warehouse and Workflow Solutions ("WWS") businesses, which are part of the company's Industrial Automation business. This milestone enables Honeywell to further simplify its portfolio in order to accelerate value creation ahead of its planned separation into three independent, industry-leading companies, which is expected to be complete in the second half of 2026. Following the separation, Honeywell will become a global automation business focused on building automation, process automation and technologies and industrial automation.
