ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Parker Hannifin, the global leader in motion and control technologies, strives to preserve its culture as a competitive advantage. Jon Marten, the chief financial officer of a Fortune 500 company with annual sales of $13 billion, envisioned that an investment in practicing virtue comes back, with interest. The presence of virtue helps protect a balance sheet. Imagine that.

We are indebted to Cathy Suever, the Chief Financial Officer; Andy Ross, Group President; and Kevin Ruffer, Group Human Resource Leader, all of whom were instrumental in exporting the virtues to the 50 nations in which Parker operates. Tom Williams, our Chief Executive Officer, and Lee Banks, our President and Chief Operations Officer, have been incredibly ...

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