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Walter (Wally) L. Nelson is vice president of global helium and rare gases, at Air Products. He is responsible for the growth and profitability of the company’s global helium and rare gases businesses. Mr. Nelson also serves as vice president of Air Products Helium Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the company.
Mr. Nelson joined Air Products in 1990 as a regional project manager in the Industrial Gas Division in Atlanta, Georgia. In 1994 he transferred to corporate headquarters in Allentown, where he progressed through a variety of engineering and operations positions. In 1999 Mr. Nelson relocated to London, England, as a business development manager for the air separation business. After three years overseas, he returned to Allentown and joined the helium business in a variety of operations and commercial positions. During this time, Mr. Nelson testified on multiple occasions before the U.S. Congress on behalf of Air Products regarding helium-related issues.
Mr. Nelson holds a bachelor of civil engineering degree from the University of Minnesota and served as an engineering officer in the XVIII Airborne Corps of the United States Army from 1986-1990.
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Air Products (NYSE:APD) is a world-leading industrial gases company in operation for over 80 years. Focused on serving energy, environment and emerging markets, the Company provides essential industrial gases, related equipment and applications expertise to customers in dozens of industries, including refining, chemical, metals, electronics, manufacturing, and food and beverage. Air Products is also the global leader in the supply of liquefied natural gas process technology and equipment. The Company develops, engineers, builds, owns and operates some of the world's largest industrial gas projects, including: gasification projects that sustainably convert abundant natural resources into syngas for the production of high-value power, fuels and chemicals; carbon capture projects; and world-scale low- and zero-carbon hydrogen projects supporting global transportation and the energy transition.