▁development ▁of ▁consistent ▁and ▁effective ▁sales ▁management ▁discipl ines ▁within ▁Johnson ▁Control s ▁and ▁has ▁worked ▁to ▁expand ▁that ▁consistent ▁approach ▁on ▁a ▁global ▁basis , ▁involving ▁over ▁ 3 0 0 ▁sales ▁offices ▁in ▁nearly ▁ 5 0 ▁countries ▁and ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁vice ▁president ▁and ▁general ▁manager ▁for ▁the ▁North ▁American ▁Systems ▁business . ▁ ▁Mol inar oli ▁was ▁President ▁of ▁Johnson ▁Control s ▁Power ▁Sol utions ▁business ▁from ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁to ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Mol inar oli ▁was ▁named ▁Vice ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Johnson ▁Control s . ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁the ▁company ▁announced ▁he ▁would ▁become ▁CE O ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 , ▁and ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁the ▁company ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁He ▁rep laces ▁Steve ▁Ro ell ▁in ▁both ▁those ▁positions . ▁ ▁Mol inar oli , ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁Johnson ▁Control s ▁research ▁lab , ▁has ▁been ▁looking ▁into ▁what ▁the ▁battery - power ed ▁future ▁might ▁hold ▁for ▁years . ▁Johnson ▁Control s ▁has ▁been ▁working ▁on ▁testing ▁the ▁new ▁generation ▁of ▁l ith ium - ion ▁batter ies ▁through ▁electric - ve h icle ▁projects ▁from ▁up ▁to ▁ 3 0 ▁years ▁ago . ▁According ▁to ▁Mol inar oli , ▁" Up ▁until ▁now , ▁this ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁science ▁project ." ▁ ▁Other ▁ ▁Mol inar oli ▁is ▁on ▁the ▁board