Nov 3 (Reuters) - Honeywell ( HON ) on Monday named Jim

Currier as president and CEO of its aerospace unit, which will

become an independent publicly traded company following its

planned spinoff.

Currier has held the same roles at Honeywell's ( HON ) aerospace

business since 2023 and has spent nearly two decades in senior

roles at the company.

Earlier this year, Honeywell ( HON ) decided to breakup its large

conglomerate structure to create three independent companies

focused on automation, aerospace and advanced materials. The

spinoffs are expected to be completed in 2026.

Its aerospace business has been pressured by higher costs

and tariffs, but has managed to keep pricing steady, a trend

expected to change next year.

The company has also shed some of its smaller units, to

focus on sprucing up its automation business, which has been a

drag on earnings lately.

The advanced materials unit, Solstice, began trading

independently on the Nasdaq on October 30.

In its most recent quarter, the company raised its 2025

profit forecast banking on robust aerospace demand.

The company on Monday named Craig Arnold as chairman of the

Honeywell Aerospace board. He will take up the role after the

spinoff, but will join the board effective immediately.