Jim Porter

Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer
Carlson

Jim Porter joined Carlson in April 2003 and currently serves as executive vice president and chief administrative officer. He is responsible for human resources, facilities and corporate services, information technology and communications. Prior to his current role, Jim served as executive vice president of human resources.

Before joining Carlson, Jim was the senior vice president and chief administrative officer of Honeywell International.

In his 21-year career at Honeywell, Jim rose from the role of a human resources recruiter in the company's defense division to senior vice president and chief administrative officer, one of six senior officers who reported to the chairman and CEO of the $25 billion corporation.

In that role his responsibilities included corporate-wide oversight of human resources, information technology, e-business, communications, community relations and global business services.

Prior to joining Honeywell, Jim served in a variety of positions with The Trane Company, LaCrosse, Wisconsin; Hoechst-Roussell Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Somerville, New Jersey; and ELBA Corporation, Denver, Colorado.

Jim is a graduate of Northwest Missouri State University and a longtime resident of the Minneapolis community. He and his wife, Deb, live in Wayzata, Minnesota, and have two grown sons and two children who live at home.