Jun 07, 2023 / 12:40PM GMT
Nicole Sheree DeBlase - Deutsche Bank AG, Research Division - Director & Lead Analyst
Hi, everyone. So for those of you that don't know me or weren't in the last session, I'm Nicole DeBlase, I cover the multi-industry and electrical equipment as well as the machinery group at DB. Next up on today's schedule is Ingersoll Rand, and I'm pleased to introduce Vik Kini, CFO. Vik has served as CFO since June of 2020, prior to which he held a number of different finance roles, including the [dredged] role of Investor Relations. So I've known Vik for a while. And before that, he was with Gardner Denver before the RMT.
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Nicole Sheree DeBlase - Deutsche Bank AG, Research Division - Director & Lead AnalystSo we're just going to dive right into the fireside chat. But towards the end, I will open it up to the audience for questions. So please don't be shy. So starting with organic growth. So actually will start with organic orders, they were a lot stronger than I think we had anticipated, stronger than investors had anticipated in 1Q, up 8